American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer audiobook runs 26.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Jeff Cummings (about 17.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 26.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 53 days |
| 1 hour / day | 27 days |
| 2 hours / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 18 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 26.5 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 2,732 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jeff Cummings
Jeff Cummings narrates 54 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 536 hours in all.
- The Miracle of Dunkirk
- Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future
- Take Me With You
- Brilliant Blunders: From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe
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About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
25 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
- A. Lincoln: A Biography
- Autobiography of Mark Twain, Vol. 1: The Complete and Authoritative Edition
- The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Vol. 1
- Thomas Cromwell: A Life
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer is an audiobook by Martin J. Sherwin and Kai Bird: a 26.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Jeff Cummings, released January 1, 2006, on the History & Culture and Favorite Movie Adaptations shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 26.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jeff Cummings
- Released
- January 1, 2006
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Favorite Movie Adaptations, Books with Buzz
- ISBN
- 9781483077345
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer audiobook?
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer runs 26.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17.7 hours.
Is the American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer audiobook free?
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Who narrates American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer?
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer is narrated by Jeff Cummings.
Is American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17.7 hours, saving 8.8 hours.