![]() ![]() His parents were both doctors, and they guided him from the start toward the medical profession. ![]() ![]() Sacks was born in London, England, on July 9, 1933. He has become one of the most celebrated and respected science writers in the United States. A generalist and a humanist in a profession that inclines toward specialization, Sacks has seen his work inspire a hit film, Awakenings, a play, and even an opera. Sacks's work has been motivated not by an obsession with the bizarre but by a sense of wonder and respect at how human beings react and adapt to serious illness. Neurologist Oliver Sacks (born 1933) told Psychology Today, "It is the remarkable which captures my attention." In a series of bestselling books drawn from his own remarkable life and clinical career, Sacks has been an explorer of unfamiliar territory in the human brain. ![]()
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