Crystal Fire: The Birth of the Information Age: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Crystal Fire: The Birth of the Information Age audiobook runs 12.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Dennis McKee (about 8.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.9 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 3,827 Computers & Technology audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Dennis McKee
Dennis McKee narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 62 hours in all.
About as long, on the Computers & Technology shelf
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Crystal Fire: The Birth of the Information Age is an audiobook by Lillian Hoddeson and Michael Riordan: a 12.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Dennis McKee, released April 24, 2018, on the Computers & Technology shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Dennis McKee
- Released
- April 24, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Computers & Technology
- ISBN
- 9781538590683
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Crystal Fire: The Birth of the Information Age audiobook?
Crystal Fire: The Birth of the Information Age runs 12.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.6 hours.
Is the Crystal Fire: The Birth of the Information Age audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Crystal Fire: The Birth of the Information Age?
Crystal Fire: The Birth of the Information Age is narrated by Dennis McKee.
Is Crystal Fire: The Birth of the Information Age worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.6 hours, saving 4.3 hours.