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How to win a Nobel Prize, by Nobel Prize winner Barry Marshall with Lorna Hendry ; illustrations by Bernard Caleo

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How to win a Nobel Prize, by Nobel Prize winner Barry Marshall with Lorna Hendry ; illustrations by Bernard Caleo

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

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no index present

Intended audience

For children

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

How to win a Nobel Prize

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by Nobel Prize winner Barry Marshall with Lorna Hendry ; illustrations by Bernard Caleo

Summary

A time-travel adventure for young budding scientists. Mary has always wanted to win a Nobel Prize. She loves running her own science experiments at home. But how can she become a real scientist and win the greatest prize of all? One day Mary stumbles on a secret meeting of Nobel Prize winners. Swearing her to secrecy, Professor Barry Marshall agrees to be her guide as she travels around the world and through time to learn the secrets behind some of the most fascinating and important scientific discoveries. They talk space and time with Albert Einstein, radiation with Marie Curie, DNA with Crick, Watson and Wilkins and much more. Join Mary on her time-travel adventure and do your own experiments along the way! How to Win a Nobel Prize is a funny, fascinating adventure story for ages 9 to 12, and includes experiments that young scientists can do themselves at school or at home

Target audience

adult

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