How long does it take to read The Making of Star Trek?
Stephen E. Whitfield
The Making of Star Trek by Stephen E. Whitfield takes about 7 hours 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 35 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1968. 414 pages, about 113,850 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 39 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
> The Biography of the Leading Science Fiction TV Program > > STAR TREK! The long, hard battle of television's first tentative step > toward adult science fiction, with the complete story of how the *U.S.S. > Enterprise* was designed, her weaponry, equipment and power > resources, the original concept behind the show, how the continuity is > maintained, backgrounds of the characters, biographies of the stars, > and pictures, diagrams, illustrations -- the whole authentic history. Although Gene Roddenberry is listed as a co-author, the book was written by Whitfield. Roddenberry's only contribution seems to be the lyrics to the Star Trek Theme on page 7.
Subjects: Star Trek (Television program)
