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Article: Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical ...
Kliatt;  July 1, 2003 ;     381 words ...Sacks, Oliver. UNCLE TUNGSTEN: MEMORIES OFA CHEMICAL BOYHOOD. A child in wartime England, Sachs recalls the "stinks and bangs" of his chemistry experiments and the wonderful tutelage offered by various members of his family, including his adored Uncle Tungsten.

Article: Uncle Tungsten: Memoirs of a Chemical ...
ETC.: A Review of General Semantics;  December 22, 2003 ;     698 words ...Oliver Sacks. Uncle Tungsten: Memoirs of a Chemical Boyhood. New York: Vintage, 2002 ... tungsten--Sacks called him "Uncle Tungsten." He also had an "Uncle ... Sacks' books), makes Uncle Tungsten a delightful read. The ...

Article: Uncle Tungsten: Memoirs of a Chemical ...
et Cetera;  January 1, 2004 ;     560 words ...Oliver Sacks. Uncle Tungsten: Memoirs of a Chemical Boyhood. New York: Vintage, 2002 ... tungsten - Sacks called him "Uncle Tungsten." he also had an "Uncle ... Sacks' books), makes Uncle Tungsten a delightful read. The ...

Article: Uncle Tungsten: memories of a chemical ...
Chemistry and Industry;  July 15, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... nature of material things, is a superbly written and most enjoyable brief history of chemistry and part of physics. The uncle Tungsten of the title was Dave Landau, owner of a light-bulb factory and inveterate inventor: however, he was far from the only ...

Article: Sacks, Oliver. Uncle Tungsten; memories of a ...
Kliatt;  March 1, 2003 ;     687 words ... ... Sacks grew up in wartime London, in a Jewish family of talented scientists. Both his parents were physicians; his "Uncle Tungsten" (really Dave) manufactured light bulbs with tungsten filaments. Other relatives were scientists and doctors as well ...

Article: `UNCLE TUNGSTEN' PORTRAYS SCIENCE AS A WAY OF ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  March 10, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... job. So, I opened ``Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood'' by Oliver Sacks ... London. This was ``Uncle Tungsten,'' to whom Sacks was ... about the physical world. Uncle Tungsten set Sacks up with measuring ...

Transcript: Interview: Dr. Oliver Sacks discusses his childhood, the topic ...
Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR);  November 10, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... the topic of his book, Uncle Tungsten Host: SCOTT SIMON Time ... tinkerers. His new book, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood, traces the curiosities ... OLIVER SACKS (Author, Uncle Tungsten ): I was mesmerized by ...