How long does it take to read The Boy Who Loved Math?
The Boy Who Loved Math by Deborah Heiligman takes about 47 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 47 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2013. 43 pages, about 11,825 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 19 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 47 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 30 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Most people think of mathematicians as solitary, working away in isolation. And, it's true, many of them do. But Paul Erdos never followed the usual path. At the age of four, he could ask you when you were born and then calculate the number of seconds you had been alive in his head. But he didn't learn to butter his own bread until he turned twenty. Instead, he traveled around the world, from one mathematician to the next, collaborating on an astonishing number of publications. With a simple, lyrical text and richly layered illustrations, this is a beautiful introduction to the world of math and a fascinating look at the unique character traits that made "Uncle Paul" a great man.
Subjects: picture book, math, Mathematicians, Biography
