Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood cover

Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood

Author: Sacks, Oliver

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level 10.7
Points 25.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 119101
Points per Word 0.00021
Page Count 352
Points per Page 0.071023

Description

Oliver Sacks, the distinguished neurologist who is also a remarkable storyteller, takes a look at himself, unearthing the source of his scientific curiosity in a sometimes troubled childhood in wartime Britain.