How long does it take to read The Emperor's New Mind?
The Emperor's New Mind by Roger Penrose takes about 9 hours 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 29 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1989. 517 pages, about 142,175 words.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 48 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 29 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 55 minutes |
The page count is the median across 28 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Advances the theory that despite burgeoning computer technologies, there will remain facets of human thinking that cannot be emulated by a machine.
Subjects: Computers, Natuurwetenschappen, Thinking, Science, Philosophy, Thought and thinking
