Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood by Oliver Sacks

Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood

Oliver Sacks' memoirs #1

Oliver Sacks

337 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir science challenging informative inspiring slow-paced

Description

Long before Oliver Sacks became a distinguished neurologist and bestselling writer, he was a small English boy fascinated by metals-also by chemical reactions (the louder and smellier the better), photography, squids and cuttlefish, H.G. Wells, an...

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Moods

informative 77%
reflective 77%
inspiring 33%
challenging 22%
emotional 22%
relaxing 22%
funny 11%
hopeful 11%

Pace

medium 62%
slow 37%

Average rating

3.95

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