How long does it take to read The Youngest Science?
The Youngest Science by Lewis Thomas takes about 5 hours 7 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 7 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1983. 279 pages, about 76,725 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 32 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 7 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Physicians, Biography, Medical sciences, History, Personal Narratives, Physicians, biography
