Uncle Tungsten

memories of a chemical boyhood

Neurologist and storyteller Oliver Sacks recalls his childhood fascination for numbers, metals, and natural patterns, and tells how he was encouraged by his Uncle Dave, a lightbulb manufacturer known as "Uncle Tungsten, " to investigate the mysteries of chemistry.

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