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Oliver Sacks on how an unconventional childhood shaped his love of science

Oliver Sacks on how an unconventional childhood shaped his love of science

Update: 2023-08-20
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Known for his bestselling case studies The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Awakenings and An Anthropologist on Mars, British author and neurologist Oliver Sacks was one of a kind. Infused with enthusiasm and compassion, his writing explored the depths of human consciousness. Eleanor Wachtel spoke to Sacks in 2001 about his book, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood. He died in 2015. He was 82 years old.
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Oliver Sacks on how an unconventional childhood shaped his love of science

Oliver Sacks on how an unconventional childhood shaped his love of science