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David Platt
Following many years as a Research Scientist I joined the Public Affairs Department of ICI in 1993. As NW Community Relations Officer, for the next 5 years I was responsible for building and sustai...показать большеFollowing many years as a Research Scientist I joined the Public Affairs Department of ICI in 1993. As NW Community Relations Officer, for the next 5 years I was responsible for building and sustaining communications with audiences and influencers essential to the success of the company - notably local residents, industry regulators, local government, teachers and the press. As part of this role I hadmany articles and press releases published in internal ICI magazines and the local press, respectively.
"Steam Trains and Jigsaw Puzzles"is the second book that I have had published although thefirst one, purely opportunistic on my part, was restricted to local distribution around Runcorn in Cheshire. "The History of ICI's Castner Kellner Works" was presented, free of charge, to around 300people - all with Work's connections - in 1997.The book, of over 100,000 words, was written to commemorate the Centenary of the huge Chemical Works and was sponsored by the company.
I have also had many articles published in external magazines and newspapers including"Amateur Photographer" and"Cage & Aviary Birds".
To write the 'Centenary' book was a fine stepping stone into authorship and thoroughly recommended to anyone in the same position. To write this book, however, with the possibility of even greater distribution fulfils a lifelong ambition. In short it is the culmination of a 2.5-year dream involving planning, Internet research, word processing, photography, Photoshop image production and many headaches.
Following 30 years as a scientist I found the transition from writing about data, tables, experiments and graphs more than a little different to writing anything acceptable to a non-scientific audience. Please forgive me if my style still involves overtones from my past.показать меньше