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How many pages is Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays?

Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays by Stephen Hawking has a median of 182 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 181 to 182 pages.

Median pages
182
5 editions counted
Range
172–277
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.5h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
50k
at 275 words per page

How long will it take you?

Starts at the non-fiction average of 238 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
3 h 30 min
At 30 min a day
8 days
At 1 hour a day
4 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

2002501992199419961993: 182 pages1993: 181 pages1994: 172 pages1994: 182 pages1995: 277 pagesmedian 182
2002501992199419961993: 182 pages1993: 181 pages1994: 172 pages1994: 182 pages1995: 277 pagesmedian 182
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 5 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 15 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
1995Ulverscroft–277OL16362153M
1994Bantam Books–172OL21709219M
1994Bantam Books–182OL14412057M
1993Bantam BooksHardcover182OL1400502M
1993Bantam–181OL15541903M

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Questions

How many pages is Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays?
About 182 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 172 to 277 pages.
How long does it take to read Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays?
About 3 h 30 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 8 days.
How many words is Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays?
Roughly 50,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).