"I had the knack and the love. I was a nerd long before it became popular"
John Monahan was the first ever winner of the Young Scientist competition
CV: John Monahan
Role: biotech entrepreneur
Age:69
Family: married with three children
Hobbies: collecting antique computers
Favourite movie: Time Bandits (1981) by Terry Gilliam
For more than 50 years, the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition has offered a chance to shine to impassioned students with a flair for science.
This year, the event is expected to host 60,000 visitors winding through the stalls of test tubes, Bunsen burners and handmade posters. There ...