. ▁Un known ▁to ▁his ▁family , ▁at ▁the ▁school , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Michael ▁"... ▁subs isted ▁on ▁me ager ▁r ations ▁of ▁turn ips ▁and ▁be et root ▁and ▁suffered ▁cruel ▁pun ish ments ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁a ▁sad istic ▁head master ". ▁This ▁is ▁detailed ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁aut obi ography , ▁Uncle ▁T ung sten : ▁Mem ories ▁of ▁a ▁Chem ical ▁Boy hood . ▁Begin ning ▁at ▁his ▁return ▁home ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁from ▁the ▁cruel ▁and ▁dev ast ating ▁board ing ▁school ▁experience , ▁under ▁his ▁Uncle ▁Dave ' s ▁tut el age ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁intens ely ▁focused ▁amateur ▁chem ist , ▁as ▁re called ▁in ▁Uncle ▁T ung sten . ▁Later , ▁he ▁attended ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁School ▁in ▁London , ▁where ▁he ▁developed ▁crit ically ▁important ▁lif el ong ▁friend ships ▁with ▁Jonathan ▁Miller ▁and ▁Eric ▁K orn . ▁During ▁ad oles c ence ▁he ▁shared ▁an ▁inten se ▁interest ▁in ▁bi ology ▁with ▁these ▁friends , ▁and ▁later ▁came ▁to ▁share ▁his ▁parents ' ▁enthus ias m ▁for ▁medicine . ▁He ▁entered ▁The ▁Queen ' s ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁obtain ing ▁a ▁B A ▁degree ▁in ▁phys i ology ▁and ▁bi ology ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁Although ▁not ▁required , ▁S acks ▁chose ▁to ▁stay ▁on ▁for ▁an ▁additional ▁year ▁to ▁undert ake ▁research , ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁taken ▁a ▁course ▁by ▁Hugh ▁Mac don