The Invention of Air: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Invention of Air runs 6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mark Deakins (about 4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 6 hours, it is shorter than 72% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Mark Deakins
Mark Deakins narrates 211 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,380 hours in all.
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
311 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The Battle That Shaped America's Destiny
- MeatEater's American History: The Long Hunters (1761-1775)
- Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History
- George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved America
- Benjamin Franklin: Made in America
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 Invention of Air is an audiobook by Steven Johnson: a 6-hour unabridged recording, read by Mark Deakins, released December 26, 2008, on the The Americas and Biography & Memoir shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mark Deakins
- Released
- December 26, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas, Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781440679377
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Invention of Air as an audiobook?
The Invention of Air runs 6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4 hours.
Is The Invention of Air free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Invention of Air?
The Invention of Air is narrated by Mark Deakins.