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The Apocalypse Factory: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age by Steve Olson

The Apocalypse Factory: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Apocalypse Factory: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age runs 11.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jonathan Yen (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.2listening hrs
Military (History)store shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Apocalypse Factory: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.2 hours, it runs longer than 62% of the 4,743 Military (History) 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

The Apocalypse Factory: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age is an audiobook by Steve Olson: a 11.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Jonathan Yen, released August 4, 2020, on the Military (History) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.2 hrs
Narrated by
Jonathan Yen
Released
August 4, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Military (History)
ISBN
9781684579785

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Apocalypse Factory: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age as an audiobook?

The Apocalypse Factory: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age runs 11.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.

Is The Apocalypse Factory: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Apocalypse Factory: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age?

The Apocalypse Factory: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age is narrated by Jonathan Yen.

Is The Apocalypse Factory: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.