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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.
- Oliver W. Sacks
- 317
- 2001
- 2001
Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood 2001 A memoir of growing up in World-War-II England as part of an extraordinary scientific family, as Sacks invokes his early fascination with light, matter and energy.
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...
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.
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- Oliver W. Sacks
- $10.59
- Vintage
2 de dic. de 2011 · Uncle Tungsten. by. Oliver W. Sacks. Publication date. 2001. Topics. Sacks, Oliver W, Neurologists -- England -- Biography. Publisher.
Uncle Tungsten is a crystalline view of a brilliant young mind springing to life, a story of growing up which is by turns elegiac, comic, and wistful, full of the electrifying joy of discovery.
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.
