Uncle Tungsten, written by Oliver Sacks is a great read (further details regarding publisher, ISBN, etc can be found at the end of this posting).
It is an autobiographical account of Sacks childhood days and how from a very early age he became intrigued by science, in particular chemistry. Sacks is a neurologist, living in London but who was born in the UK and grew up around world war 2. His work was brought to the public attention in the film ‘Awakenings’.
