Lightning Beneath the Sea: The Race to Wire the World and the Dawn of the Information Age: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Lightning Beneath the Sea: The Race to Wire the World and the Dawn of the Information Age audiobook runs 11.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Lyle Blaker (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 11.3 hours, it runs longer than 65% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
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Lyle Blaker narrates 187 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,228 hours in all.
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About as long, on the World shelf
1,090 World 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
Lightning Beneath the Sea: The Race to Wire the World and the Dawn of the Information Age is an audiobook by James M. Tabor: a 11.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Lyle Blaker, released September 7, 2026, on the World and Business shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lyle Blaker
- Released
- September 7, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Business, Computers & Technology
- ISBN
- 9798318572425
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Lightning Beneath the Sea: The Race to Wire the World and the Dawn of the Information Age audiobook?
Lightning Beneath the Sea: The Race to Wire the World and the Dawn of the Information Age runs 11.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.
Is the Lightning Beneath the Sea: The Race to Wire the World and the Dawn of the Information Age audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Lightning Beneath the Sea: The Race to Wire the World and the Dawn of the Information Age?
Lightning Beneath the Sea: The Race to Wire the World and the Dawn of the Information Age is narrated by Lyle Blaker.
Is Lightning Beneath the Sea: The Race to Wire the World and the Dawn of the Information Age worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.8 hours.