The Man Who Broke Reality: Niels Bohr and the Making of Modern Physics: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Man Who Broke Reality: Niels Bohr and the Making of Modern Physics runs 14.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Philip Ball (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.2 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 |
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 14.2 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 1,009 Astronomy & Physics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Philip Ball
Philip Ball narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 83 hours in all.
About as long, on the Astronomy & Physics shelf
70 Astronomy & Physics 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 Man Who Broke Reality: Niels Bohr and the Making of Modern Physics is an audiobook by Philip Ball: a 14.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Philip Ball, released September 24, 2026, on the Astronomy & Physics and Biography & Memoir shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Philip Ball
- Released
- September 24, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Astronomy & Physics, Biography & Memoir
- ISBN
- 9780226857343
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Man Who Broke Reality: Niels Bohr and the Making of Modern Physics as an audiobook?
The Man Who Broke Reality: Niels Bohr and the Making of Modern Physics runs 14.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.
Is The Man Who Broke Reality: Niels Bohr and the Making of Modern Physics free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Man Who Broke Reality: Niels Bohr and the Making of Modern Physics?
The Man Who Broke Reality: Niels Bohr and the Making of Modern Physics is narrated by Philip Ball.
Is The Man Who Broke Reality: Niels Bohr and the Making of Modern Physics worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.7 hours.