How Long to Read Petit Point

How Long Does it Take to Read Petit Point?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 20 minutes to read Petit Point by Pierre-Gilles de Gennes

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

Description

' In this fascinating book, Nobel Prize winner Pierre-Gilles de Gennes wittily captures the lives of personalities from both the academic and the industrial world in delightful bite-size stories. Most of the characters in this collection are like those in Aesop's fables, but in modern-day research settings. The book provides a critical account of aberrations (fortunately rare) of the scientific community. Many lessons can be drawn from the stories. For the young researcher, this book is like a telescope: for seeing other human beings beyond his or her laboratory. For the administrator, this book is like a microscope: for seeing inside the human beings huge and complex structures. However, like Aesop's fables, you would not offer the book as a gift to anyone other than a close and wise friend. Petit Point is not a book to be devoured in a single sitting. It is one to be savored and reflected upon — it shows what the world may be like and what we ourselves may become. It is like a mirror — to be visited from time to time. Contents: LetterMastocVéraLanterneLeducEmmyBretonSmirnoffPluvieuxBéziersKubaVladimirAglaéSubtilChazotAnchorCroesusCaesarGuruDourakineSaplirManfredRobertPolymorphRévizorFestonPhilostrateÉliseSpirosAkbar Readership: General. Keywords:Science;Scientists;Researchers;Industrialists;France;French;Physics;TheoryKey Features:The book is a series of witty caricatures of personalities in the scientific communityEach story is presented in a bite-size portion to be savored and reflected upon, over and over againReviews:“Each of his essays is a jewel and perhaps would be better enjoyed privately … It is an interesting and valuable addition to any science literature collection. To nonscientist readers, this book will help them to understand scientists and science better.”Professor Ping Ao University of Washington, Seattle '

How long is Petit Point?

Petit Point by Pierre-Gilles de Gennes is 80 pages long, and a total of 20,000 words.

This makes it 27% the length of the average book. It also has 24% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Petit Point Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 49 minutes to read Petit Point aloud.

What Reading Level is Petit Point?

Petit Point is suitable for students ages 10 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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