這本中文書因缺索引，所以沒指出“敬獻者”之“名”出現兩次。
Uncle Tungsten
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| Author | Oliver Sacks |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | John Gall |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Memoir Science |
| Publisher | Vintage Books |
Publication date
| 2001 |
| Pages | 317 |
| ISBN | 0-375-40448-1 |
| OCLC | 46937635 |
| 616.8/092 B 21 | |
| LC Class | RC339.52.S23 A3 2001 |
| Followed by | Oaxaca Journal (2002) |
Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood is a memoir by Oliver Sacks about his childhood published in 2001. The book is named after Sacks's Uncle Dave, secretary of a business named Tungstalite[1], which made incandescent lightbulbs with a tungstenfilament, whom Oliver nicknamed Uncle Tungsten. According to family members, Oliver used the single nickname, Uncle Tungsten, to refer to a combination of Dave with several other individuals in the same family. Uncle Tungsten was fascinated with tungsten and believed it was the metal of the future.
The book combines autobiographical elements with a primer in the history and science of chemistry. However, it is not all about his youthful passion for chemistry, but also is eclectic, relating his memories of the catastrophic fire at the Crystal Palace, his terrible experiences of sadism at school, his interest in amateur chemistry, and a passing obsession with coloring his own black-and-white photographs in his home laboratory.
References[edit]
- ^ "1951 Directory for the British Glass Industry: Users T - Graces Guide". www.gracesguide.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
External links[edit]
- Uncle Tungsten on Oliver Sacks' official site
- C-SPAN Book Discussion on Uncle Tungsten with Sacks, November 29, 2001
在文藝復興時期，歐洲（特別是義大利）突然之間發了狂似的，出現了米開朗基羅、達文西這類通曉藝術、科學、文學的十項全能。於是，「文藝復興人」遂成了西方文明的理想，而在每個時代，也總有少數秀異之士，能兼善數種藝事，奧立佛．薩克斯（Oliver Sacks）顯然是其中之一。
他是傑出的神經科學家，也是深具魅力的作者，透過《錯把帽子當太太的人》、《睡人》、《色盲島》、《火星上的人類學家》等數十本書，薩克斯每每帶領讀者走入病態的世界，但是那個病態在他的筆下，卻是充滿了奇異的光輝，引人好奇，意欲一探究竟。奧妙的是，讀者走入薩克斯所呈現的世界之後，並不覺得薩克斯是從「正常」的眼光來看待「病態」。每一種病態，都是生命難以承受之重，但也是一種福佑。據說薩克斯長年為偏頭痛所苦，這或許時時提醒他，避免身為醫者的傲慢，以更細膩、同情的眼光看待人類的不幸。而薩克斯也的確有煉金師般的本事，能化平凡為神奇。這番本事從他的自傳《鎢絲舅舅》的書名不難察覺。
薩克斯從小就著迷於種種的金屬，他巧妙地由他對化學的熱愛，娓娓道出他在倫敦的童年，與李維《週期表》有異曲同工之妙，但沒有李維那股憂鬱的氣味，充滿了幽默與懷舊。
鎢絲舅舅----少年奧立佛．薩克斯的化學愛戀
Uncle Tungsten : memories of a chemical boyhood
- 作者： 奧立佛．薩克斯 新功能介紹
- 原文作者： Oliver Sacks
- 譯者： 廖月娟
- 出版社：時報出版
- 出版日期：2003/10
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