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Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood by Oliver Sacks

Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood audiobook runs 10.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Jonathan Davis (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.7listening hrs
Memoirsstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.7 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood is an audiobook by Oliver Sacks: a 10.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Jonathan Davis, released July 12, 2018, on the Memoirs and History & Culture shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.7 hrs
Narrated by
Jonathan Davis
Released
July 12, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Memoirs, History & Culture, Mental Health & Psychology
ISBN
9781509895700

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood audiobook?

Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood runs 10.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.

Is the Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood?

Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood is narrated by Jonathan Davis.

Is Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.