num_pages: 337
description: In Uncle Tungsten Sacks evokes, with warmth and wit, his upbringing in wartime England. He tells of the large science-steeped family who fostered his early fascination with chemistry. There follow his years at boarding school where, though unhappy, he developed the intellectual curiosity that would shape his later life. And we hear of his return to London, an emotionally bereft ten-year-old who found solace in his passion for learning. Uncle Tungsten radiates all the delight and wonder of a boy’s adventures, and is an unforgettable portrait of an extraordinary young mind.
language: English
title: Uncle Tungsten
titlecomplete: Uncle Tungsten
genres: Biography, Science, Medicine, Chemistry, Psychology, Autobiography, Nonfiction, History, Memoir, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 6440
series: Oliver Sacks' memoirs
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize
category: Nonfiction
publisher: Picador