How Long to Read A Witness to a Century

How Long Does it Take to Read A Witness to a Century?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 53 minutes to read A Witness to a Century by Dietrich A. Alsberg

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The book is the story of a refugee who survived the Nazis and his contributions to the U.S. as a soldier, engineer and citizen. His father interned under Konrad Röntgen when X rays were discovered The author was born in Germany in 1917 during World War I. The story continues with life in the Weimar Republic and under the Nazi regime Though raised Christian, because of his Jewish ancestry, he had to go into hiding and had a harrowing miraculous escape from the Nazis in 1938. During World War II he served in the U .S. Army in Europe as related through his war letters. An Electrical Engineer with Bell Laboratories he contributed to the cutting edge of the technical revolution of our time: Long Distance Communications, the Transistor, Guided Missiles (ICBM’S and Satellite Launchers), Missile Defense, Electromagnetic Nuclear Weapons Effects (EMP) and high speed communications through Millimeter Waveguide. He was granted numerous patents and contributed to technical journals and books. The personal story runs in parallel with the technical story: raising a family, civic affairs, public office, and world travel to Europe, Japan and the Americas. He had a particular interest in Americas civilizations and pre-Columbian archeology.

How long is A Witness to a Century?

A Witness to a Century by Dietrich A. Alsberg is 399 pages long, and a total of 103,341 words.

This makes it 135% the length of the average book. It also has 126% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Witness to a Century Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 24 minutes to read A Witness to a Century aloud.

What Reading Level is A Witness to a Century?

A Witness to a Century is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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