How Long to Read Brilliance in Exile

How Long Does it Take to Read Brilliance in Exile?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 34 minutes to read Brilliance in Exile by István Hargittai

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

Description

By addressing the enigma of the exceptional success of Hungarian emigrant scientists and telling their life stories, Brilliance in Exile combines scholarly analysis with fascinating portrayals of uncommon personalities. István and Balazs Hargittai discuss the conditions that led to five different waves of emigration of scientists from the early twentieth century to the present. Although these exodes were driven by a broad variety of personal motivations, the attraction of an open society with inclusiveness, tolerance, and – needless to say – better circumstances for working and living, was the chief force drawing them abroad. While emigration from East to West is a general phenomenon, this book explains why and how the emigration of Hungarian scientists is distinctive. The high number of Nobel Prizes among this group is only one indicator. Multicultural tolerance, a quickly emerging, considerably Jewish, urban middle class, and a very effective secondary school system were positive legacies of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Multiple generations, shaped by these conditions, suffered from the increasingly exclusionist, intolerant, antisemitic, and economically stagnating environment, and chose to go elsewhere. “I would rather have roots than wings, but if I cannot have roots, I shall use wings," explained Leo Szilard, one of the fathers of the Atom Bomb.

How long is Brilliance in Exile?

Brilliance in Exile by István Hargittai is 332 pages long, and a total of 83,664 words.

This makes it 112% the length of the average book. It also has 102% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Brilliance in Exile Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 37 minutes to read Brilliance in Exile aloud.

What Reading Level is Brilliance in Exile?

Brilliance in Exile is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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