How long does it take to read The Sciences of the Artificial?
The Sciences of the Artificial by Herbert A. Simon takes about 4 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 14 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1969. 231 pages, about 63,525 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 4 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 14 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 39 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Outlines a program to develop sciences for artifacts that are usually outside the ambit of natural sciences.
Subjects: Science, Philosophy, Chaotic behavior in systems, Economics, Artificial intelligence
