Monica Wilkinson

Monica Wilkinson comes from a long line of scientists and engineers. Monica's father was just about the most notable Microbiologist ever in Australia and appeared in the book of 'Who's Who'. Microbiologists have only existed for the last hundred years. Prior to that, we didn't know that bacteria existed. Microbiology is the study of tiny living things, the theme of this book. Monica and her father are Microbiologists, but instead of spending their time helping humans and human bacteria, they...See more

Monica Wilkinson comes from a long line of scientists and engineers. Monica's father was just about the most notable Microbiologist ever in Australia and appeared in the book of 'Who's Who'. Microbiologists have only existed for the last hundred years. Prior to that, we didn't know that bacteria existed. Microbiology is the study of tiny living things, the theme of this book. Monica and her father are Microbiologists, but instead of spending their time helping humans and human bacteria, they wasted their time making better quality wine and alcohol. Alcohol is made from yeast and bacteria, again, the main theme of this book. Yes, I agree, that's a noble cause too. Only the perfect woman (Monica) can say, "Well if you need a drink, just wait 24hrs and I will brew you up 100 gallons of the stuff, and anything that's left over you can put in your car." Monica has a PhD in Microbiology, largely in the study of ethanol fuel manufacturing, but I'm sure she would say that raising three children and a rogue husband, are her greatest achievements. See less