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'''David Bradley''' (born 1966, England) is a UK [[journalist]] specializing in science and technology. He began his career in technical editing at the [[Royal Society of Chemistry]] in 1989 and built up a freelance writing business in his spare time before going full-time freelance in the mid-1990s. He has contributed to a wide range of popular science publications, including ''Popular Science'', ''American Scientist'', ''New Scientist'' and ''Science'' magazine. As well as numerous papers (''Guardian'', ''Telegraph'') and trade magazines (''Chemistry in Britain'', ''Proc Natl Acad Sci'', ''Nature''), and websites (ChemWeb.com, BioMedNet.com, SpectroscopyNOW.com).
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'''David Bradley''' (born 1966 in England) is a British [[journalist]] specializing in science and technology. After graduating in 1988 with a degree in chemistry from [[Newcastle University]],<ref name="NU">{{cite web|url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/chemistry/international/careers/profile5.htm |title=Graduate Profile |publisher=[[Newcastle University]] |accessdate=3 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004230258/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/chemistry/international/careers/profile5.htm |archivedate=4 October 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> he began his career in technical editing at the [[Royal Society of Chemistry]] in 1989 and built up a freelance writing business in his spare time before going full-time freelance in the mid-1990s. He has contributed to a wide range of popular science publications, including ''[[Popular Science]]'', ''[[American Scientist]]'', ''[[New Scientist]]'' and ''[[Science (journal)|Science]]''. As well as numerous newspapers (''[[The Guardian]]'', ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'') and trade magazines (''[[Chemistry in Britain]]'', ''[[Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America]]'', ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]''), and websites (ChemWeb.com, BioMedNet.com, SpectroscopyNOW.com).
He launched the Elemental Discoveries chemistry webzine in 1996 and in 1999 relaunched it under the [http://www.sciencebase.com Sciencebase banner]. Sciencebase was featured in [http://pubs.acs.org/cen/science/85/8505sci2.html ACS magazine C&EN]. This website has also served as a model for the [http://www.reactivereports.com Reactive Reports webzine] (which featured in [http://pubs.acs.org/cen/newscripts/85/8539newscripts.html C&EN] and the new formats of [http://www.chemspy.com Chemspy] and the tech tips site [http://www.sciencetext.com Significant Figures].


He launched the Elemental Discoveries chemistry webzine in 1996 and in 1999 relaunched it under the Sciencebase banner. Sciencebase was featured in ACS magazine C&EN.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pubs.acs.org/cen/science/85/8505sci2.html |title=Chemical & Engineering News |publisher=Pubs.acs.org |accessdate=2013-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214130322/http://pubs.acs.org/cen/science/85/8505sci2.html |archive-date=14 February 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> This website has also served as a model for the Reactive Reports webzine (which featured in C&EN<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pubs.acs.org/cen/newscripts/85/8539newscripts.html |title=Chemical & Engineering News |publisher=Pubs.acs.org |accessdate=2013-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312022702/http://pubs.acs.org/cen/newscripts/85/8539newscripts.html |archive-date=12 March 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and the new formats of Chemspy and the tech tips site Sciencetext.
Bradley was a [http://www.science-writer.co.uk/award_winners/20-28_years/1992/winner.html Daily Telegraph-British Association Young Science Writer of the Year], was a runner up in the inaugural awards for science communication made by the UK's Chemical Industry Association, a merit winner in the British Medical Journalism awards, and is an alumnus of Newcastle University


Bradley was a Daily Telegraph-British Association Young Science Writer of the Year,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.science-writer.co.uk/award_winners/20-28_years/1992/winner.html |accessdate=17 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061012232324/http://www.science-writer.co.uk/award_winners/20-28_years/1992/winner.html |archivedate=12 October 2006 |title=The Daily Telegraph and Bayer Science Writer Awards }}</ref> was a runner up in the inaugural awards for science communication made by the UK's Chemical Industry Association, a merit winner in the British Medical Journalism awards, and is the author of ''Deceived Wisdom'' (Elliott & Thompson, 2012; {{ISBN|9781908739346}}).<ref name="ET">{{cite web|url=http://www.eandtbooks.com/authors/?DavidBradley|title=David Bradley|publisher=Elliott & Thompson|accessdate=4 October 2013}}</ref>
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==References==

* [http://www.spectroscopynow.com/coi/cda/detail.cda?id=567&type=Feature&chId=0&page=1 SpectroscopyNOW.com profile]
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== References ==
* [http://www.ncl.ac.uk/nsci/undergrad/chemistry/careers/bradley.htm Newcastle University profile]
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* [http://www.intute.ac.uk/sciences/spotlight Intute Spotlight column]
* [http://www.eandtbooks.com/books/?title=DeceivedWisdom Publisher's page for Deceived Wisdom]

== External links ==
* [http://www.sciencebase.com/ ScienceBase]

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Latest revision as of 02:54, 22 November 2024

David Bradley
Born1966 (age 57–58)
NationalityBritish
Alma materNewcastle University
OccupationJournalist
David Bradley's voice
recorded September 2013
Websiteimagingstorm.co.uk

David Bradley (born 1966 in England) is a British journalist specializing in science and technology. After graduating in 1988 with a degree in chemistry from Newcastle University,[1] he began his career in technical editing at the Royal Society of Chemistry in 1989 and built up a freelance writing business in his spare time before going full-time freelance in the mid-1990s. He has contributed to a wide range of popular science publications, including Popular Science, American Scientist, New Scientist and Science. As well as numerous newspapers (The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph) and trade magazines (Chemistry in Britain, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Nature), and websites (ChemWeb.com, BioMedNet.com, SpectroscopyNOW.com).

He launched the Elemental Discoveries chemistry webzine in 1996 and in 1999 relaunched it under the Sciencebase banner. Sciencebase was featured in ACS magazine C&EN.[2] This website has also served as a model for the Reactive Reports webzine (which featured in C&EN[3] and the new formats of Chemspy and the tech tips site Sciencetext.

Bradley was a Daily Telegraph-British Association Young Science Writer of the Year,[4] was a runner up in the inaugural awards for science communication made by the UK's Chemical Industry Association, a merit winner in the British Medical Journalism awards, and is the author of Deceived Wisdom (Elliott & Thompson, 2012; ISBN 9781908739346).[5]

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  1. ^ "Graduate Profile". Newcastle University. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Chemical & Engineering News". Pubs.acs.org. Archived from the original on 14 February 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Chemical & Engineering News". Pubs.acs.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  4. ^ "The Daily Telegraph and Bayer Science Writer Awards". Archived from the original on 12 October 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  5. ^ "David Bradley". Elliott & Thompson. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
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