How to win a Nobel Prize

A chance encounter between a Nobel Laureate and a precocious nine-year-old girl has led to a new work of creative nonfiction designed to inspire young scientists to win their own Nobel Prize.

Nobel Prize winner Professor Barry Marshall, from The University of Western Australia, has written an adventure book inspired by Mary McCusker, a budding scientist who loves maths and chemistry and hopes to follow in the footsteps of Professor Marshall.

How to win a Nobel Prize follows Dr Barry Marshall and Mary as they travel 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 and also suggest experiments young scientists can do at home.