Her background was in engineering, and she worked in aeronautics and aviation safety.
Latar belakangnya adalah di bidang teknik, dan ia bekerja di bidang bidang aeronautika dan keselamatan penerbangan.
She retained a strong interest in science and technology, particularly the role and advancement of women in these fields.
Ia mempertahankan minat yang kuat dalam bidang sains dan teknologi, terutama peran dan kemajuan perempuan dalam bidang tersebut.
Beryl Catherine Myatt was born at Leigh-on-Sea on 18 April 1923.
Beryl Catherine Myatt lahir di Leigh-on-Sea pada 18 April 1923.
Platt was educated at Westcliff High School for Girls in Southend-On-Sea, Essex where her favourite subject was mathematics.
Platt mengenyam pendidikan di Westcliff High School for Girls di Southend-On-Sea, Essex, di mana mata pelajaran favoritnya adalah matematika.
With the fear of German invasion, Platt and her family moved away from the coast and she spent a year at Slough High School for Girls (nowadays Upton Court Grammar School), where she initially gained entrance to read Mathematics at Cambridge.
Karena takut akan invasi Jerman, Platt dan keluarganya pindah dari daerah pesisir dan ia menghabiskan satu tahun di Slough High School for Girls (sekarang Upton Court Grammar School), di mana ia akhirnya berhasil mendapatkan tempat untuk belajar Matematika di Cambridge.
In July 1941, the government announced a state bursary – including £25 per week pocket money – for engineering undergraduates to help the war effort, and in the hope that more engineers would be needed to re-build Britain after the war.
Pada Juli 1941, pemerintah mengumumkan beasiswa negara — termasuk uang saku £25 per minggu — bagi mahasiswa teknik untuk mendukung upaya perang, dengan harapan lebih banyak insinyur akan dibutuhkan untuk membangun kembali Britania setelah perang.
When Platt completed her engineering studies in 1943 women did not receive the same honours as their male counterparts: she was not awarded a degree, only a 'Title of degree'.
Ketika Platt menyelesaikan studinya di bidang teknik pada tahun 1943, wanita tidak menerima gelar kehormatan yang sama seperti rekan pria mereka: ia hanya diberikan 'Title of degree' (gelar kehormatan simbolis).
It was not until five years later, in 1948, that women were admitted to degrees at Cambridge.
Baru lima tahun kemudian, pada tahun 1948, wanita mulai diizinkan mendapatkan gelar resmi di Cambridge.
Upon graduation in 1943, Platt was advised by C. P. Snow in his role at the University of Cambridge Appointments Board (a sort of careers advisory service) to contribute to the war effort and so Platt choose to return to the Hawker factory.
Setelah lulus pada tahun 1943, Platt mendapat saran dari C. P. Snow dalam perannya di Universitas Cambridge di Dewan Penempatan (semacam layanan bimbingan karier) untuk berkontribusi pada upaya perang.
This was the beginning of six years of work between 1943 and 1949 as a technical assistant in the aviation industry.
Ini menjadi awal dari enam tahun pekerjaannya antara 1943 dan 1949 sebagai asisten teknis di industri penerbangan.
Platt's first job was at Hawkers Experimental Flight Test Department, where she was one of only three women in the department, working alongside men who had left school at fourteen but were highly skilled technicians and craftsmen.
Pekerjaan pertama Platt adalah di Departemen Uji Terbang Eksperimental Hawker, di mana ia menjadi salah satu dari hanya tiga wanita di departemen tersebut, bekerja bersama pria yang meninggalkan sekolah pada usia empat belas tahun tetapi sangat terampil sebagai teknisi dan perajin.
Platt worked on the testing and production of three of the RAF's outstanding fighter planes of the time: the Hurricane, the Typhoon, and the Tempest V, the latter being the first conventional aircraft to counter the German V-1 pilotless jet missiles.
Platt bekerja pada pengujian dan produksi tiga pesawat tempur unggulan RAF saat itu: Hurricane, Typhoon, dan Tempest V, yang terakhir menjadi pesawat konvensional pertama yang melawan misil jet tanpa awak Jerman, V-1.
After the end of the war, Hawker's brilliant chief designer Sidney Camm offered Platt a continued role at Hawkers but Platt declined, preferring to move from war planes to investigating air safety for British European Airways.
Setelah perang berakhir, kepala desainer jenius Hawker, Sidney Camm, menawarkan Platt posisi tetap di Hawker, tetapi Platt menolak, lebih memilih beralih dari pesawat tempur ke bidang keselamatan penerbangan untuk British European Airways.
Some of her analyses were models of their kind, for instance charting procedures to ensure safe landings if an engine failed on take-off or over mountains.
Beberapa analisisnya menjadi model standar di bidang tersebut, misalnya membuat prosedur peta untuk memastikan pendaratan aman jika mesin gagal saat lepas landas atau di atas pegunungan.
Platt quickly established herself as a perfectionist and a distinguished engineer.
Platt dengan cepat dikenal sebagai perfeksionis dan insinyur yang unggul.
In 1951, she was elected to membership of the Women's Engineering Society.
Pada tahun 1951, ia terpilih menjadi anggota Women's Engineering Society.
In 1949, Platt married Stewart Sydney Platt, marking the end of her professional career in aeronautical engineering.
Pada tahun 1949, Platt menikah dengan Stewart Sydney Platt, yang menandai akhir karier profesionalnya di bidang teknik aeronautika.
Platt became a housewife, and a mother of two children.
Platt kemudian menjadi ibu rumah tangga dan ibu dari dua anak, Hon.
Once Platt's children began at school she considered a return to the aircraft industry but there were none to be found within range of Writtle, the village where she lived.
Saat anak-anak Platt mulai bersekolah, ia mempertimbangkan untuk kembali ke industri pesawat terbang, tetapi tidak menemukan peluang yang tersedia di dekat Writtle, desa tempat ia tinggal.
Platt's political career began very locally through her membership of the parochial church council and so she was surprised to be nominated for a sudden vacancy on Chelmsford Rural District Council in 1956, a role she held until 1974.
Karier politik Platt dimulai secara lokal melalui keanggotaannya di dewan gereja paroki, dan ia terkejut ketika dicalonkan untuk mengisi kekosongan mendadak di Chelmsford Rural District Council pada tahun 1956, posisi yang dipegangnya hingga 1974.
In 1965, Platt was elected to Essex County Council and held this role until 1968, when she was appointed to the office of Alderman of the Essex County Council from 1969 and 1974.
Pada tahun 1965, Platt terpilih sebagai anggota Essex County Council dan menjabat hingga 1968, kemudian diangkat sebagai Alderman di Essex County Council dari 1969 hingga 1974.
Platt was also appointed chairman of the Essex County Council between 1971 and 1980.
Platt juga ditunjuk sebagai ketua Essex County Council antara 1971 dan 1980.
Platt was created a life peer taking the title Baroness Platt of Writtle, of Writtle in the County of Essex and joined the House of Lords on 28 May 1981.
Platt dianugerahi gelar life peer dengan gelar Baroness Platt of Writtle, dari Writtle di County of Essex dan bergabung dengan House of Lords pada 28 Mei 1981.
Platt was a member of the European Communities Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men between 1983 and 1988 and became chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) in 1983.
Platt menjadi anggota Komite Penasihat Komunitas Eropa untuk Kesetaraan Kesempatan bagi Wanita dan Pria antara 1983 dan 1988 serta menjadi ketua Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) pada tahun 1983.
In 1984, as a result of encouragement from the Finniston Report, the EOC together with the Engineering Council set up WISE – Women into Science and Engineering.
Pada tahun 1984, berkat dorongan dari Laporan Finniston, EOC bersama Engineering Council mendirikan WISE – Women into Science and Engineering.
The initiative was very much spearheaded by Platt and was established to highlight the career opportunities for girls and women in science and engineering professions.
Inisiatif ini sangat dipelopori oleh Platt dan bertujuan menyoroti peluang karier bagi perempuan di bidang sains dan teknik.
Platt was an active member of the House of Lords and between 1990 and 2008 she served on a number of committees relating to science, technology and engineering, including the Select Committee on Science and Technology.
Platt adalah anggota aktif House of Lords, dan antara 1990 hingga 2008 ia menjabat di berbagai komite terkait sains, teknologi, dan teknik, termasuk Select Committee bidang Sains dan Teknologi.
and she died on 1 February 2015.
Ia meninggal pada 1 Februari 2015.
Platt was a member of the council of the City and Guilds of London Institute between 1974 and 1994.
Platt menjadi anggota dewan City and Guilds of London Institute antara 1974 dan 1994.
She was a member of the Cambridge University Appointments Board between 1975 and 1979.
Ia juga menjadi anggota Dewan Penempatan Universitas Cambridge antara 1975 hingga 1979.
Platt has been awarded numerous of honorary fellowships and doctorates including an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (Hon.F.I.Mech.
Platt menerima berbagai gelar kehormatan dan penghargaan, termasuk Fellow Kehormatan dari Institute of Mechanical Engineers (Hon.F.I.Mech.
E.) in 1984, an honorary degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) by City University, London, in 1984 an honorary degree of Doctor of Engineering (D.Eng.)
dari City University, London, pada 1984, gelar kehormatan Doctor of Engineering (D.Eng.)
by Bradford University, an honorary degree of Doctor of Technology (D.Tech.) by Brunel University in 1986, an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) by University of Cambridge in 1987, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (F.R.Eng.)
dari Universitas Brunel pada 1986, gelar kehormatan Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) dari Universitas Cambridge pada 1987, Fellow dari Royal Academy of Engineering (F.R.Eng.)
in 1988, an Honorary Fellow at Girton College, Cambridge in 1988, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (F.R.S.A.).
pada 1988, Fellow Kehormatan di Girton College, Cambridge pada 1988, dan Fellow dari Royal Society of Arts (F.R.S.A.).
On 16 July 2008, Platt was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) by the University of Southampton.
Pada 16 Juli 2008, Platt menerima gelar kehormatan Doctor of Science (D.Sc.)
Between 1984 and 1992, she was Vice-President of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology and between 1994 and 2001 Platt was Chancellor of Middlesex University.
Antara 1984 hingga 1992, ia menjabat sebagai Wakil Presiden University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology dan antara 1994 hingga 2001 Platt menjabat sebagai Kanselir di Universitas Middlesex.