The Impossible Bomb: The Hidden History of British Scientists and the Race to Create an Atomic Weapon: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Impossible Bomb: The Hidden History of British Scientists and the Race to Create an Atomic Weapon runs 12.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Julian Elfer (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.8 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 4,743 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Julian Elfer
Julian Elfer narrates 159 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,491 hours in all.
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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 Impossible Bomb: The Hidden History of British Scientists and the Race to Create an Atomic Weapon is an audiobook by Gareth Williams: a 12.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Julian Elfer, released February 2, 2026, on the Military (History) and Europe shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Julian Elfer
- Released
- February 2, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (History), Europe, Astronomy & Physics
- ISBN
- 9798318538643
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Impossible Bomb: The Hidden History of British Scientists and the Race to Create an Atomic Weapon as an audiobook?
The Impossible Bomb: The Hidden History of British Scientists and the Race to Create an Atomic Weapon runs 12.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.
Is The Impossible Bomb: The Hidden History of British Scientists and the Race to Create an Atomic Weapon free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Impossible Bomb: The Hidden History of British Scientists and the Race to Create an Atomic Weapon?
The Impossible Bomb: The Hidden History of British Scientists and the Race to Create an Atomic Weapon is narrated by Julian Elfer.
Is The Impossible Bomb: The Hidden History of British Scientists and the Race to Create an Atomic Weapon worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.3 hours.