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Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood is a memoir by Oliver Sacks about his childhood published in 2001. The book is named after Sacks's Uncle Dave, whom Oliver nicknamed Uncle Tungsten because he was secretary of a business named Tungstalite, which made incandescent lightbulbs with a tungsten filament.
Sacks recounts his childhood in World-War-II England as part of a scientific family, and his passion for light, matter and energy. He also explores his brother's psychosis, his boarding school years, and his transition to biology and medicine.
17 de sept. de 2002 · We follow the young Oliver as he is exiled at the age of six to a grim, sadistic boarding school to escape the London Blitz, and later watch as he sets about passionately reliving the exploits of his chemical heroes—in his own home laboratory.
1 de ene. de 2001 · Uncle Tungsten. Oliver Sacks. 3.99. 6,633 ratings688 reviews. In Uncle Tungsten Sacks evokes, with warmth and wit, his upbringing in wartime England. He tells of the large science-steeped family who fostered his early fascination with chemistry.
17 de oct. de 2020 · Overflowing with humor, sadness, sensuous recollection, and the almost physical rapture of discovery, Uncle Tungsten re-creates the wonder of science as it is first experienced and chronicles the birth of an extraordinary and original mind. Includes bibliographical references and index.
11 de dic. de 2013 · Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood. From the distinguished neurologist who is also one of the most remarkable storytellers of our time—a riveting memoir of his youth and his love...
Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood. Oliver Sacks. A. A. Knopf, 2001 - Biography & Autobiography - 337 pages. In an unforgettable portrait of an extraordinary mind, the distinguished...
