The Science of James Smithson: Discoveries from The Smithsonian Founder: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Science of James Smithson: Discoveries from The Smithsonian Founder runs 12.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Curless (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 12.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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What our data says
- At 12.3 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Curless
John Curless narrates 74 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,017 hours in all.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
586 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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 Science of James Smithson: Discoveries from The Smithsonian Founder is an audiobook by Steven Turner: a 12.3-hour unabridged recording, read by John Curless, released November 3, 2020, on the History & Culture shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Curless
- Released
- November 3, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture
- ISBN
- 9781980097006
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Science of James Smithson: Discoveries from The Smithsonian Founder as an audiobook?
The Science of James Smithson: Discoveries from The Smithsonian Founder runs 12.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.
Is The Science of James Smithson: Discoveries from The Smithsonian Founder free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Science of James Smithson: Discoveries from The Smithsonian Founder?
The Science of James Smithson: Discoveries from The Smithsonian Founder is narrated by John Curless.
Is The Science of James Smithson: Discoveries from The Smithsonian Founder worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours.