How long does it take to read The Eighth Day of Creation?
Horace Freeland Judson
The Eighth Day of Creation by Horace Freeland Judson takes about 12 hours 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 12 hours 35 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1969. 686 pages, about 188,650 words.
26 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 20 hours 58 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 12 hours 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 52 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In this classic book, the distinguished science writer Horace Freeland Judson tells the story of the birth and early development of molecular biology in the US, the UK, and France. The fascinating story of the golden period from the revelation of the double helix of DNA to the cracking of the genetic code and first glimpses of gene regulation is told largely in the words of the main players, all of whom Judson interviewed extensively. The result is a book widely regarded as the best history of recent biological science yet published.
Subjects: DNA, Molecular biology, Histoire, Biología molecular, Historia, ADN
