The Story of Computing: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Story of Computing runs 7.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tom Babbage (about 5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 7.5 hours, it runs longer than 65% of the 3,827 Computers & Technology audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Tom Babbage
Tom Babbage narrates 24 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 231 hours in all.
About as long, on the Computers & Technology shelf
367 Computers & Technology 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 Story of Computing is an audiobook by Dermot Turing: a 7.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Tom Babbage, released July 1, 2026, on the Computers & Technology shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tom Babbage
- Released
- July 1, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Computers & Technology
- ISBN
- 9781398877306
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Story of Computing as an audiobook?
The Story of Computing runs 7.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5 hours.
Is The Story of Computing free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Story of Computing?
The Story of Computing is narrated by Tom Babbage.