The General and the Genius: Groves and Oppenheimer—the Unlikely Partnership That Built the Atom Bomb: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The General and the Genius: Groves and Oppenheimer—the Unlikely Partnership That Built the Atom Bomb runs 14.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner (about 9.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
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What our data says
- At 14.1 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 3,098 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner
Malcolm Hillgartner narrates 134 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,612 hours in all.
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
367 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The General and the Genius: Groves and Oppenheimer—the Unlikely Partnership That Built the Atom Bomb is an audiobook by James Kunetka: a 14.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Malcolm Hillgartner, released November 3, 2015, on the Military (Biography & Memoir) and The Americas shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Malcolm Hillgartner
- Released
- November 3, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (Biography & Memoir), The Americas
- ISBN
- 9781504670999
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The General and the Genius: Groves and Oppenheimer—the Unlikely Partnership That Built the Atom Bomb as an audiobook?
The General and the Genius: Groves and Oppenheimer—the Unlikely Partnership That Built the Atom Bomb runs 14.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.4 hours.
Is The General and the Genius: Groves and Oppenheimer—the Unlikely Partnership That Built the Atom Bomb free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The General and the Genius: Groves and Oppenheimer—the Unlikely Partnership That Built the Atom Bomb?
The General and the Genius: Groves and Oppenheimer—the Unlikely Partnership That Built the Atom Bomb is narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner.
Is The General and the Genius: Groves and Oppenheimer—the Unlikely Partnership That Built the Atom Bomb worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.4 hours, saving 4.7 hours.