The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation runs 17.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Chris Sorensen (about 11.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 35 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 17.5 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Chris Sorensen
Chris Sorensen narrates 218 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,936 hours in all.
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About as long, on the World shelf
470 World 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 Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation is an audiobook by Jon Gertner: a 17.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Chris Sorensen, released April 27, 2012, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Chris Sorensen
- Released
- April 27, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781464038433
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation as an audiobook?
The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation runs 17.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.6 hours.
Is The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation?
The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation is narrated by Chris Sorensen.
Is The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.6 hours, saving 5.8 hours.