Uncle Tungsten
Synopsis
Best known for the tales of his experiences as a clinical neurologist, Oliver Sacks has a special gift for conveying the humanity and hopes of patients struggling with sometimes bizarre mental disorders. In his memoir, he writes with the same enthusiasm and empathy about his boyhood infatuation with chemistry. As a youth, Sacks was insatiably curious about the properties of chemical substances and was ardently encouraged by his family, especially his Uncle Dave, nicknamed "Uncle Tungsten" for the light bulbs he manufactured with tungsten wire filaments. Delighting in the experiments that he conducted, Sacks also read about and clearly idolized the great chemists. His book is much more than just the lab notes of a junior chemist, though. It is also about growing up Jewish and coming of age in London during the wartime years.
- कॉपीराईट:
- 2001 London : Picador
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9780330390286
- Publisher:
- London : Picador
- Date of Addition:
- 2019-08-31T14:53:41Z
- भाषा:
- English
- श्रेणी:
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.