David Bradley Science Writer Journalist

David Bradley Science Writer

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CAMBRIDGE, UK - I've worked as a science writer and editor for almost two decades. My first professional article was for New Scientist in May 1990 and discussed the pioneering organometallic chemistry of the late Ron Snaith here in Cambridge.

Previously, I'd done some in-house and student newsletter writing, of course, and there was also the firm footing in accuracy and precision cultivated at the Royal Society of Chemistry. Since then, I've written for a diverse range of publications, check out the past and present clients list below.

You'll doubtless recognise a few of the names in no particular order: Science, Nature, New Scientist, Chemistry World, The Economist, BioMedNet, ChemWeb, Microsoft Encarta, Dorling Kindersley etc etc. I am also a former Contributing Editor to the American Chemical Society journal Analytical Chemistry.

If you're after a science writer who's a stickler for scientific accuracy and can turn the proverbial pen to most subjects, then look no further. I've researched and written most kinds of news and features, done countless interviews and profiles, and prepared promotional and "in-house" literature and web materials.

As you've probably realised, I'm also quite keen on spreading the scientific word through my personal blog.

I am a member of the Association of British Science Writers, the US National Association of Science Writers, and a Chartered Chemist member of the Royal Society of Chemistry. In September 2007, I created the Science Writers Winner Facebook Group.

I was winner of the 1992 Daily Telegraph Science Writer of the Year for an article about sperm and egg communications, entitled Not Every Sperm is Sacred. I was Runner-up in the 1995 Chemical Industries Association (CIA) Awards for articles communicating science to the public and also received a Commendation in the 1997 Medical Journalism Awards.

Meanwhile, my Reactive Reports web site, produced in collaboration with ACD, was short-listed for the Pirelli science multimedia awards in 2001. I co-authored, with John Gribbin, Richard Dawkins, Ian Stewart and others, the popular science book A Brief History of Science and am co-author of The Young Oxford Encyclopedia of Science.