A review by bernfarr
Uncle Tungsten by Oliver Sacks

4.0

While this book has a lot of information on the history of chemistry and the elements, it's full of details about Sacks' life as a young boy and how his strong interest in chemicals developed and was encouraged by his Uncle Dave (aka Uncle Tungsten) who owned a factory making lightbulbs with tungsten filaments. At times the chemistry was too much for me, but Sacks' writing is always entertaining and informative so I didn't stop reading. If you like a good memoir and you don't mind science then you'll enjoy the book.