Uncle Tungsten

"Uncle Tungsten" is a luminous memoir that charts the growth of a young mind fascinated by the world of physical sciences. Author Oliver Sacks recounts his early discoveries of metals and their properties, and seamlessly interweaves a masterful survey of scientific history. Sacks shares personal recollections of his family, most notably "Uncle Tungsten", a maker of lightbulbs with filaments of fine tungsten wire. Despite becoming a neurologist, Sacks's passion for science as a profoundly human endeavor never fades.