Charles Platt (born in London, England, 1945) is the author of 41 fiction and nonfiction books, including science-fiction novels such as The Silicon Man (endorsed by William Gibson as "A plausible, well-crafted narrative exploring cyberspace in a wholly new and very refreshing way") and Protektor (published in paperback by Avon Books). Platt was nominated for Hugo awards and received a Locus Award for his two books of profiles of science-fiction writers, Dream Makers and Dream Makers II. Some credit William Gibson with writing the most clear-cut examples of the Science Fiction genre known as cyberpunk, as well as coining the term cyberspace. ...

As a fiction writer, Charles Platt has also used pen-names: Aston Cantwell (1983), Robert Clarke (Less Than Human, a science-fiction comedy, in 1986) and Charlotte Prentiss (historical and prehistory novels, between 1981 and 1999). He contributed to the series of Playboy Press erotic novels under the house pseudonym Blakely St. James that was shared by many other writers during the 1970s.

Platt began writing for Wired magazine in its third issue, and ultimately became one of its senior writers, contributing more than thirty full-length features. He was an early and prominent user of MindVox and wrote five books on computers and computer programming during that period. His nonfiction has appeared in publications such as Omni, The Washington Post, and The Los Angeles Times. Wired is a full-color monthly magazine and on-line periodical published in San Francisco, California since March 1993. ... MindVox was a famed early Internet Service Provider in New York City. ... Omni can mean any of several things: Omni is a prefix meaning all; see, for example, omnipotence and omniscience. ... The Washington Post is the largest and oldest newspaper in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. ... The Los Angeles Times (also L.A. Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. ...

He also taught computer graphics at The New School for Social Research in New York City, is a published photographer, and was President of CryoCare Foundation, a cryonics organization that he co-founded in 1993. He worked for Alcor, a company which may be best known for cryopreserving Ted Williams' head after he died. In 2004 Platt became a director of a company named "Suspended Animation, Inc.", which is based in Boynton Beach, Florida. Suspended Animation pursues R&D to develop equipment and procedures for use in mitigating ischemic injury immediately after cardiac arrest, in terminal patients who have made arrangements for cryopreservation at cryonics organizations such as the American Cryonics Society and the Cryonics Institute. This bigfoot Dewar flask is custom-designed to contain four wholebody patients and six neuropatients immersed in liquid nitrogen at -196 degrees Celsius. ... This bigfoot Dewar is custom-designed to contain four wholebody patients and six neuropatients immersed in liquid nitrogen at −196 degrees Celsius. ... Cryopreservation of plant shoots. ... Theodore Samuel Williams (August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002), nicknamed the Splendid Splinter, Teddy Ballgame and The Thumper, was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played 19 seasons, twice interrupted by military service as a Marine Corps pilot, with the Boston Red Sox. ... Boynton Beach is a city located in Palm Beach County, Florida. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 22nd 170,451 km² 260 km 800 km 17. ... Cryopreservation of plant shoots. ... American Cryonics Society is a California non-profit corporation dedicated to cryonics. ... Cryonics Institute main facility in Clinton Township, Michigan The Cryonics Institute (CI) is a non-profit provider of cryonics services located in Clinton Township, Michigan. ...

Although Platt ceased much of his activity as a writer after 2001, he continues to contribute to Make magazine (published by O'Reilly) and during 2005 was offered a contract for a new picaresque black comedy about a teenage female serial killer.

Platt relocated from England to New York City in 1970 and is a naturalized U. S. citizen.

Charles Platt once criticized the militaristic science fiction of David Drake for being a form of "queasy voyeurism." Mr. Drake, a Vietnam Veteran, has since taken to including despicable characters named "Platt" in his writings. David Drake (born September 24, 1945) is a successful author of science fiction and fantasy literature. ... Vietnam veteran is a phrase used to describe someone who served in the armed forces of participating countries during the Vietnam War. ...

References

• Charles Platt bibliography (fiction) - Fantastic Fiction (UK)

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