The Universe in a Nutshell: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Universe in a Nutshell runs 3.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Prebble (about 2.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 3.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day | 4 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 3.5 hours, it is shorter than 78% of the 1,009 Astronomy & Physics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Prebble
Simon Prebble narrates 258 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,739 hours in all.
About as long, on the Astronomy & Physics shelf
45 Astronomy & Physics 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 Universe in a Nutshell is an audiobook by Stephen Hawking: a 3.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Prebble, released November 6, 2001, on the Astronomy & Physics shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 3.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Prebble
- Released
- November 6, 2001
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Astronomy & Physics
- ISBN
- 9780553753943
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Universe in a Nutshell as an audiobook?
The Universe in a Nutshell runs 3.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.3 hours.
Is The Universe in a Nutshell free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Universe in a Nutshell?
The Universe in a Nutshell is narrated by Simon Prebble.