Invention and Innovation: A Brief History of Hype and Failure: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Invention and Innovation: A Brief History of Hype and Failure audiobook runs 7.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Tim Fannon (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 7.9 hours of listening.
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| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 7.9 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Tim Fannon
Tim Fannon narrates 65 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 631 hours in all.
About as long, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf
407 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
Invention and Innovation: A Brief History of Hype and Failure is an audiobook by Vaclav Smil: a 7.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Tim Fannon, released July 11, 2023, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tim Fannon
- Released
- July 11, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Lessons in Philosophy
- ISBN
- 9798889564140
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Invention and Innovation: A Brief History of Hype and Failure audiobook?
Invention and Innovation: A Brief History of Hype and Failure runs 7.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.
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Who narrates Invention and Innovation: A Brief History of Hype and Failure?
Invention and Innovation: A Brief History of Hype and Failure is narrated by Tim Fannon.