How Long to Read Ten Materials That Shaped Our World

How Long Does it Take to Read Ten Materials That Shaped Our World?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 31 minutes to read Ten Materials That Shaped Our World by M. Grant Norton

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

Description

This book examines ten materials—flint, clay, iron, gold, glass, cement, rubber, polyethylene, aluminum, and silicon—explaining how they formed, how we discovered them, why they have the properties they do, and how they have transformed our lives. Since the dawn of the Stone Age, we have shaped materials to meet our needs and, in turn, those materials have shaped us. The fracturing of flint created sharp, curved surfaces that gave our ancestors an evolutionary edge. Molding clay and then baking it in the sun produced a means of recording the written word and exemplified human artistic...

How long is Ten Materials That Shaped Our World?

Ten Materials That Shaped Our World by M. Grant Norton is 211 pages long, and a total of 52,961 words.

This makes it 71% the length of the average book. It also has 65% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Ten Materials That Shaped Our World Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 49 minutes to read Ten Materials That Shaped Our World aloud.

What Reading Level is Ten Materials That Shaped Our World?

Ten Materials That Shaped Our World 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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