The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention runs 13.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Prichard (about 9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 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 13.6 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 3,827 Computers & Technology audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Michael Prichard
Michael Prichard narrates 174 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,947 hours in all.
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- Clear and Present Danger
- The Cardinal of the Kremlin
About as long, on the Computers & Technology shelf
199 Computers & Technology audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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- Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
- Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
- Chip War: The Quest to Dominate the World's Most Critical Technology
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 Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention is an audiobook by William Rosen: a 13.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Prichard, released June 1, 2010, on the Computers & Technology shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Prichard
- Released
- June 1, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Computers & Technology
- ISBN
- 9781400187096
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention as an audiobook?
The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention runs 13.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9 hours.
Is The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention?
The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention is narrated by Michael Prichard.
Is The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.