It takes the average reader 8 hours and 7 minutes to read How Mechanics Shaped the Modern World by David H. Allen
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This updated and augmented second edition covers the history of mechanics in such a way as to explain how this all-important discipline shaped our world. Like the first edition, Dr. Allen presents the material in an engaging, accessible manner, with many historic insights and thorough explanations of attending concepts. The text retains its coverage of classical mechanics, essentially Newtonian mechanics, and adds chapters on three additional topics that go well beyond classical mechanics: relativity, quantum/nanomechanics, and biomechanics.
How Mechanics Shaped the Modern World by David H. Allen is 476 pages long, and a total of 121,856 words.
This makes it 161% the length of the average book. It also has 149% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 5 minutes to read How Mechanics Shaped the Modern World aloud.
How Mechanics Shaped the Modern World is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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