The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics runs 18.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Julian Elfer (about 12.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 18.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 37 days |
| 1 hour / day | 19 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 18.5 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 3,827 Computers & Technology audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Julian Elfer
Julian Elfer narrates 159 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,491 hours in all.
About as long, on the Computers & Technology shelf
66 Computers & Technology 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
The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics is an audiobook by Roger Penrose: a 18.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Julian Elfer, released October 15, 2019, on the Computers & Technology and Astronomy & Physics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 18.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Julian Elfer
- Released
- October 15, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Computers & Technology, Astronomy & Physics
- ISBN
- 9781515943839
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics as an audiobook?
The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics runs 18.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.3 hours.
Is The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics?
The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics is narrated by Julian Elfer.
Is The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.3 hours, saving 6.2 hours.