Winning not part of Ronan’s equations

THE only mathematical equation that Ronan Larkin had not considered was how much winning the 2004 Esat BT Young Scientist of the Year would mean to his bank balance.

Winning not part of Ronan’s equations

The 16-year-old fifth-year pupil at the Christian Brothers' School in Synge Street, Dublin, was chosen yesterday from the hundreds of young Einsteins at this year's exhibition.

His project, Generalised Continued Fractions, landed him the grand prize and Waterford Crystal trophy, presented by Education Minister Noel Dempsey and Bill Murphy of Esat BT.

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