The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy runs 11.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Laural Merlington (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 11.9 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Laural Merlington
Laural Merlington narrates 414 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,846 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Social Science shelf
1,227 Social Science 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 Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy is an audiobook by Sharon Bertsch McGrayne: a 11.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Laural Merlington, released March 30, 2012, on the Social Science and Mental Health & Psychology shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Laural Merlington
- Released
- March 30, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, Mental Health & Psychology, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- ISBN
- 9781452676852
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy as an audiobook?
The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy runs 11.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.
Is The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy?
The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy is narrated by Laural Merlington.
Is The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 4 hours.