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Uncle Tungsten : memories of a chemical boyhood / Oliver Sacks.
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- ISBN: 0375404481
- ISBN: 0965030418
- Physical Description: viii, 337 pages : illustrations index
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| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 10.7 25 60053. |
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| Subject: | Sacks, Oliver, 1933-2015. Neurologists. |
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- 1 of 2 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at Reynolds County Library District.
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- 1 current hold with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds County Library - Bunker Library | 616 .8 SAC (Text) | 3247100435527 | Adult Nonfiction | In transit | - |
Uncle Tungsten : Memories of a Chemical Boyhood
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Table of Contents
Uncle Tungsten : Memories of a Chemical Boyhood
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Uncle Tungsten | p. 3 |
| 2. | "37" | p. 11 |
| 3. | Exile | p. 19 |
| 4. | "An Ideal Metal" | p. 32 |
| 5. | Light for the Masses | p. 46 |
| 6. | The Land of Stibnite | p. 54 |
| 7. | Chemical Recreations | p. 67 |
| 8. | Stinks and Bangs | p. 77 |
| 9. | Housecalls | p. 91 |
| 10. | A Chemical Language | p. 101 |
| 11. | Humphry Davy: A Poet-Chemist | p. 117 |
| 12. | Images | p. 132 |
| 13. | Mr. Dalton's Round Bits of Wood | p. 147 |
| 14. | Lines of Force | p. 156 |
| 15. | Home Life | p. 170 |
| 16. | Mendeleev's Garden | p. 187 |
| 17. | A Pocket Spectroscope | p. 212 |
| 18. | Cold Fire | p. 221 |
| 19. | Ma | p. 233 |
| 20. | Penetrating Rays | p. 244 |
| 21. | Madame Curie's Element | p. 254 |
| 22. | Cannery Row | p. 268 |
| 23. | The World Set Free | p. 281 |
| 24. | Brilliant Light | p. 293 |
| 25. | The End of the Affair | p. 309 |
| Afterword | p. 315 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 319 | |
| Index | p. 321 |
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