Listen "Oliver Sacks"
Episode Synopsis
A young British boys fascination with science, and with metals and chemistry in particular, led to him becoming one of the world's foremost neurologists.
And the author of best-selling books about science.
His name was Oliver Sacks. He's the author of books such as The Man Who mistook His Wife For a Hat, and The Island of The Color Blind. But he is perhaps best known for his 1973 book Awakenings, which became a major movie in 1990 starring Robert de Niro and Robin Williams.
In 2001, his book Uncle Tungsten told of how, as a youngster, he first became interested in science.
And the author of best-selling books about science.
His name was Oliver Sacks. He's the author of books such as The Man Who mistook His Wife For a Hat, and The Island of The Color Blind. But he is perhaps best known for his 1973 book Awakenings, which became a major movie in 1990 starring Robert de Niro and Robin Williams.
In 2001, his book Uncle Tungsten told of how, as a youngster, he first became interested in science.
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