How long does it take to read The Road Ahead?
Bill Gates, Nathan Myhrvold, Peter Rinearson
The Road Ahead by Bill Gates, Nathan Myhrvold, Peter Rinearson takes about 6 hours 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 5 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1995. 332 pages, about 91,300 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 9 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 5 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 48 minutes |
The page count is the median across 21 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Bill Gates' 1995 analysis of the impact of information and computer technology on society and predictions about the future. Includes a great overview of ancient counting machines to mainframe big-iron to the dramatic changes of personal computing. Talks about the early years of Microsoft, Apple and Steve Jobs, DEC and Compaq, IBM and IBM compatibles. In addition, the importance of software and its complexity, power, and cost of production.
Subjects: Information superhighway, Computer networks, Information technology, Computer industry, Telecommunication, Autobiografie
