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224 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits.
Information book. Each chapter introduces the scientist in question, capturing something of their personality and life story. This is followed by a page on the context and importance of their research, and a thematically related experiment that can be done at home. The scientists highlighted are a diverse mix of gender and nationalities.
Summary: Ten-year-old 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, Dr 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. Includes experiments that young scientists can do themselves at school or at home.