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Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood (Reprint Edition) by Oliver Sacks M. D., Oliver W. Sacks Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2002 ISBN-10: 0-375-70404-3 / 0375704043 ISBN-13: 978-0-375-70404-8 / 9780375704048 Oliver Sacks's luminous memoir Uncle Tungsten charts the growth of a mind. Born in 1933 into a family of formidably intelligent London Jews, he discovered the wonders of the physical sciences early from his parents and their flock of brilliant siblings, most notably "Uncle Tungsten" (real name, Dave |