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   Oliver Wolf Sacks CBE FRCP (9 July 1933 – 30 August 2015) was a British neurologist, naturalist, historian of science, and writer. Born in London, Sacks received his medical degree in 1958 from The Queen's College, Oxford , before moving to the United States, where he spent most of his career.

2. www.oliversacks.comOliver Sacks | Official Website of Author & Neurologist

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   Feb 12, 2024 · Dr. Oliver Sacks was a physician, best-selling author, and professor of neurology. He is the author of many books, including Musicophilia, Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Gratitude and Everything In Its Place.

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4. www.oliversacks.com › about-oliver-sacksOliver Sacks Author | Biography, Life and Books by Neurologist

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   Drawing inspiration from the work of best-selling author Oliver Sacks, each installment introduces listeners to a world of scientific wonder: stories of incredible resilience in the face of life-altering neurological conditions and the powers of the human brain we often take for granted.

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5. www.nytimes.com › 2015/08/31 › scienceOliver Sacks, Neurologist Who Wrote About the Brain’s Quirks ...

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   Aug 31, 2015 · Dr. Oliver Sacks was a neurologist and best-selling author who explored the brain’s strangest pathways. His work touched Hollywood, theater, even opera, and his legacy lasts...

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7. www.britannica.com › biography › Oliver-SacksOliver Sacks | Biography, Books, & Facts | Britannica

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   Oliver Sacks (born July 9, 1933, London, England—died August 30, 2015, New York, New York, U.S.) was a British neurologist and writer who won acclaim for his sympathetic case histories of patients with unusual neurological disorders.

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8. www.oliversacks.com › oliver-sacks-books › awakeningsAwakenings | Oliver Sacks

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   In this tender and joyous memoir, Oliver Sacks shows us that the same energy that drives his physical passions—weightlifting and swimming—also drives his cerebral passions. READ MORE

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   Who is Oliver Sacks?

   • Oliver Sacks: His Own Life explores the riveting and profoundly moving life and work of this unique figure—an old-fashioned polymath and natural historian of the 19th century sort who redefined our 21st century understanding of brain and mind. Stream the Oliver Sacks documentary now!

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   Did Oliver Sacks want to be an alien?

   • Remembering Oliver Sacks, B.B. King, Leonard Nimoy, Happy Rockefeller, E.L. Doctorow, Maya Plisetskaya, Omar Sharif and many others who died this year. Dr. Sacks preferred to be an alien in New York rather than in California, he told The Calgary Herald. “Living there was too easy and too sweet,” he said.

   Oliver Sacks, Neurologist Who Wrote About the Brain’s Quirks, Dies at

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   Was Oliver Sacks based on a true story?

   • The 2019 documentary Oliver Sacks: His Own Life by Ric Burns was based on "the most famous neurologist" Sacks, which noted that during his lifetime it was popular for neurology resident applicants to state that they chose neurology after reading Sacks's work.

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   What is the animated mind of Oliver Sacks?

   • The Animated Mind of Oliver Sacks is a journey into the mind and work of world-renowned neurologist and author Oliver Sacks. Filmmaker Dempsey Rice’s decade of interviews with Oliver combine with animation, archival material and cinematic new filming, to take this film beyond conventional biography and into Oliver’s mind and world.

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10. www.scientificamerican.com › article › oliver-sacksOliver Sacks, Who Depicted Brain-Disorder Sufferers' Humanity ...

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    Aug 31, 2015 · Oliver Sacks, Who Depicted Brain-Disorder Sufferers' Humanity, Dies. The prolific author–neurologist gave the world empathetic insights into disorders of the brain while also inspiring...