Oxygen: The molecule that made the world: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Oxygen: The molecule that made the world audiobook runs 16.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Nigel Patterson (about 11.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 34 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
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What our data says
- At 16.6 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 1,603 Biology & Chemistry audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Nigel Patterson
Nigel Patterson narrates 153 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,957 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Biology & Chemistry shelf
62 Biology & Chemistry audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
Oxygen: The molecule that made the world is an audiobook by Nick Lane: a 16.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Nigel Patterson, released April 14, 2020, on the Biology & Chemistry shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nigel Patterson
- Released
- April 14, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Biology & Chemistry
- ISBN
- 9781494546601
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Oxygen: The molecule that made the world audiobook?
Oxygen: The molecule that made the world runs 16.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.1 hours.
Is the Oxygen: The molecule that made the world audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Oxygen: The molecule that made the world?
Oxygen: The molecule that made the world is narrated by Nigel Patterson.
Is Oxygen: The molecule that made the world worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.1 hours, saving 5.5 hours.