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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, and the periodic table. In this endlessly... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Oliver Sacks: neurologist and author
- Marcus: Oliver's brother, also his maternal grandfather, Marcus Landau
- David: Oliver's brother
- Uncle Tungsten: Nickname for Oliver's Uncle Dave, an owner with Uncle Abe of the Tungstalite company
- Uncle Abe: Oliver Sacks' maternal uncle Abe Landau
- Mordichai Fredkin: Oliver's maternal grandfather's birth name
- Marcus Landau: name of a dead man used by Mordechai to flee Russia,then used that name from then on.
- Mick: Oliver's mother's brother
- Auntie Birdie: Oliver's mother's sister, was mentally handicapped.
- Lina: Oliver's father's older sister.
- Jonathan Miller: Oliver's friend
- Auntie Len: Sacks' maternal aunt Len, who set up a private school for children (some with learning disabilities), and an amateur botanist
- Auntie Dora: Add a description of this character.
- Chaya Landau: Oliver's Grandmother
- Mick
- Violet
- Isaac
- Sydney
- Annie
- Elsie: Oliver's mother, a medical doctor concentrating in obstetrics
- Joe
- Doogie
First Sentence edit
Many of my childhood memories are of metals: these seemed to exert a power on me from the start.
Table of Contents edit
1. Uncle Tungsten
2. "37"
3. Exile
4. "An Ideal Metal"
5. Light for the Masses
6. The Land of Stibnite
7. Chemical Recreations
8. Stinks and Bangs
9. Housecalls
10. A Chemical Language
11. Humphry Davy: A Poet-Chemist
12. Images
13. Mr. Dalton's Round Bits of Wood
14. Lines of Force
15. Home Life
16. Mendeleev's Garden
17. A Pocket Spectroscope
18. Cold Fire
19. Ma
20. Penetrating Rays
21. Madame Curie's Element
22. Cannery Row
23. The World Set Free
24. Brilliant Light
25. The End of the Affair
Afterword
Acknowledgements
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Oliver Sacks (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0375404481
Page Count: 352
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0375404481
Page Count: 352
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 616.8092
Subjects edit
- Books › Professional & Technical › Professional Science › Chemistry › General & Reference
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Professionals & Academics › Scientists
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Professionals & Academics › Medical
- Books › Science › Chemistry › General & Reference
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Family & Childhood
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Memoirs
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