The World of Sound: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The World of Sound runs 4.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ruth Golding (about 3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 4.6 hours, it is shorter than 68% of the 39,028 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ruth Golding
Ruth Golding narrates 34 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 138 hours in all.
About as long, on the Non-Fiction shelf
2,133 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Braving the Wilderness: Reese's Book Club: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
- The Gifts of Imperfection: 10th Anniversary Edition: Features a new foreword
- The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain
- Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
- A Briefer History of Time
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 World of Sound is an audiobook by Sir William Henry Bragg: a 4.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Ruth Golding, released January 1, 2017, on the Non-Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ruth Golding
- Released
- January 1, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Non-Fiction
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The World of Sound as an audiobook?
The World of Sound runs 4.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3 hours.
Is The World of Sound free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The World of Sound?
The World of Sound is narrated by Ruth Golding.