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Book club – Uncle Tungsten by Oliver Sacks

Chemistry World Book Club by Chemistry World

Jan 13, 202121:08Science & Medicine

This month we're celebrating 20 years of a popular science classic: Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood by Oliver Sacks. In his memoir, Sacks – who later became a famous neurologist – recounts how he discovere...

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