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American Masters | Clip | Why did Oliver Sacks love the periodic table so much?

The renowned physician and writer Oliver Sacks was known for his amazing empathy for other people. But his first “friends” as a child, as he described, were not people but numbers, minerals, metals, and plants. He loved these things throughout his life and even incorporated them into his wardrobe.

0:01:11 | AIRED: 4/9/2021 |
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