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Iron, Nature's Universal Element — Eugenie V. Mielczarek, Sharon Bertsch McGrayne

Iron, Nature's Universal Element

by Eugenie V. Mielczarek, Sharon Bertsch McGrayne

232 pages

About This Book

Mielczarek (physics, George Mason U.) and science writer McGrayne explore the critical importance of the metal element in life from bacteria to humans. They report on recent discoveries about iron and magnetism in bacteria, in myriad animal and plant species, and in humans, such as that many migrati...

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Reading Time Estimates

5h 54m

slow reader

180 WPM

4h 15m

average reader

250 WPM

3h 2m

fast reader

350 WPM

📖 63,800 words📅 9 days at 30 min/day

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Reading time

4 h 15 min

at 250 words per minute

Audiobook (1.5x)

4 h 44 min

at 1.5x narration speed

Audio 1x

7 h 5 min

Audio 2x

3 h 33 min

That's about:

  • 📅9 days reading 30 min/day
  • 🚇9 commutes of 30 min each