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The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe by Stephen Hawking

The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe runs 3.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael York (about 2.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

3.5listening hrs
Astronomy & Physicsstore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 3.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day7 days
1 hour / day4 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

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What our data says

  • At 3.5 hours, it is shorter than 77% of the 1,009 Astronomy & Physics audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2005 recording read by Stephen Hawking runs 0.4 hours longer (3.9 hours).

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 Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe is an audiobook by Stephen Hawking: a 3.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael York, released January 1, 2022, on the Astronomy & Physics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
3.5 hrs
Narrated by
Michael York
Released
January 1, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Astronomy & Physics
ISBN
9781614676041

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe as an audiobook?

The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe runs 3.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.3 hours.

Is The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe?

The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe is narrated by Michael York.