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The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer by Jane Smiley

The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer runs 8.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kathe Mazur (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.3listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2010released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 8.3 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.3 hours, it is shorter than 58% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer is an audiobook by Jane Smiley: a 8.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Kathe Mazur, released October 19, 2010, on the World and Computers & Technology shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.3 hrs
Narrated by
Kathe Mazur
Released
October 19, 2010
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, Computers & Technology, Biography & Memoir
ISBN
9780307751140

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer as an audiobook?

The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer runs 8.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.

Is The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer?

The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer is narrated by Kathe Mazur.