How long does it take to read The Idea Factory?
Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
Jon Gernter
The Idea Factory by Jon Gernter takes about 7 hours 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 44 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2012. 422 pages, about 116,050 words.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 54 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 50 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A interesting history of Bell Labs from its rise to its fall. The author traces the innovators and innovations produced by the Labs which have changed the way we think about communication.
Subjects: Creative ability, Telecommunication, Inventors, Technological innovations, Bell Telephone Laboratories, History
