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Powering the Future: How We Will (Eventually) Solve the Energy Crisis and Fuel the Civilization of Tomorrow by Robert B. Laughlin

Powering the Future: How We Will (Eventually) Solve the Energy Crisis and Fuel the Civilization of Tomorrow: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Powering the Future: How We Will (Eventually) Solve the Energy Crisis and Fuel the Civilization of Tomorrow audiobook runs 5.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Traber Burns (about 3.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.8listening hrs
Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)store shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Powering the Future: How We Will (Eventually) Solve the Energy Crisis and Fuel the Civilization of Tomorrow at common listening paces
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30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.8 hours, it is shorter than 64% of the 4,073 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Powering the Future: How We Will (Eventually) Solve the Energy Crisis and Fuel the Civilization of Tomorrow is an audiobook by Robert B. Laughlin: a 5.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Traber Burns, released September 27, 2011, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.8 hrs
Narrated by
Traber Burns
Released
September 27, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
ISBN
9781481554992

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Powering the Future: How We Will (Eventually) Solve the Energy Crisis and Fuel the Civilization of Tomorrow audiobook?

Powering the Future: How We Will (Eventually) Solve the Energy Crisis and Fuel the Civilization of Tomorrow runs 5.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.8 hours.

Is the Powering the Future: How We Will (Eventually) Solve the Energy Crisis and Fuel the Civilization of Tomorrow audiobook free?

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Who narrates Powering the Future: How We Will (Eventually) Solve the Energy Crisis and Fuel the Civilization of Tomorrow?

Powering the Future: How We Will (Eventually) Solve the Energy Crisis and Fuel the Civilization of Tomorrow is narrated by Traber Burns.