The Island of the Colour-Blind

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Oliver Sacks: The Island of the Colour-Blind (Paperback, 1997, Picador)

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Published June 6, 1997 by Picador.

ISBN:
978-0-330-35234-5
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OCLC Number:
426458329

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The Island of the Colorblind is a 1997 book by neurologist Oliver Sacks about achromatopsia on the Micronesian atoll of Pingelap. It was published in the UK as The Island of the Colour-blind. The second half of the book is devoted to the mystery of Lytico-Bodig disease in Guam. The subject was also presented in an episode of the BBC documentary series The Mind Traveller.

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  • Science: General Issues