Frank Brian Mercer OBE FRS (22 December 1927 – 22 November 1998) was an English engineer, inventor and businessman. He was born into a Blackburn family, which for generations had been involved in the textile industry and which owned and controlled companies engaged in spinning, weaving, dyeing and finishing, and educated at the Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn. His portrait, painted by Salvador Dalí in 1973, is now owned by the Royal Society. Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation.
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| - Frank Brian Mercer OBE (* 22. Dezember 1927 in Blackburn; † 22. November 1998) war ein britischer Chemieingenieur, Unternehmensgründer und Erfinder. Mercer stammte aus einer Familie von Textilfabrikanten in Blackburn und war Chemiker. 1981 wurde er OBE und 1984 Fellow der Royal Society. 1973 wurde er Fellow des Textile Institute und 1978 Fellow des Institute of Materials. 1978 erhielt er den Prince Philip Award. Er wurde von Salvador Dali porträtiert. (de)
- Frank Brian Mercer OBE FRS (22 December 1927 – 22 November 1998) was an English engineer, inventor and businessman. He was born into a Blackburn family, which for generations had been involved in the textile industry and which owned and controlled companies engaged in spinning, weaving, dyeing and finishing, and educated at the Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn. His portrait, painted by Salvador Dalí in 1973, is now owned by the Royal Society. Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation. (en)
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| - Frank Brian Mercer OBE (* 22. Dezember 1927 in Blackburn; † 22. November 1998) war ein britischer Chemieingenieur, Unternehmensgründer und Erfinder. Mercer stammte aus einer Familie von Textilfabrikanten in Blackburn und war Chemiker. Er erfand in den 1950er Jahren ein Verfahren, Kunststoff-Netze herzustellen (Netlon Process), wofür er den Queen´s Award for Technological Achievement erhielt. 1959 gründete er zur Vermarktung die Firma Netlon Ltd. Ende der 1970er und Anfang der 1980er Jahre erfand er Geogitter und gründete 1983 (mit Gulf Canada) zur Verwertung die Firma Tensar mit Sitz in Atlanta (Georgia). Diese Geokunststoffe werden zur Bodenverbesserung und zum Beispiel der Verstärkung von Fahrbahnen eingesetzt (Forschung in Nottingham in Zusammenarbeit mit Stephen F. Brown). 1981 wurde er OBE und 1984 Fellow der Royal Society. 1973 wurde er Fellow des Textile Institute und 1978 Fellow des Institute of Materials. 1978 erhielt er den Prince Philip Award. Er stiftete bei der Royal Society den Brian Mercer Award for Feasibility um es Wissenschaftlern zu ermöglichen, der kommerziellen und industriellen Verwertung ihrer Forschungsarbeit nachzugehen. Er wurde von Salvador Dali porträtiert. (de)
- Frank Brian Mercer OBE FRS (22 December 1927 – 22 November 1998) was an English engineer, inventor and businessman. He was born into a Blackburn family, which for generations had been involved in the textile industry and which owned and controlled companies engaged in spinning, weaving, dyeing and finishing, and educated at the Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn. In the 1950s, he invented the Netlon process, in which plastics are extruded into a net-like process in one stage, winning the Queen's Award for Technological Achievement. With his inspiration, leadership and drive, he founded Netlon Ltd in 1959 to manufacture the products but most importantly to commercialise the concept. Throughout Brian Mercer's career, he strongly believed in the importance of cooperative research and development through instigating discussion and debate through international commercial and technical conferences. In 1978 he became a Fellow of the Institute of Materials and the second person to receive their Prince Philip Award. He was elected a Fellow of the Textile Institute in 1973 and in 1988 it bestowed on him an Honorary Fellowship. In 1981 he received the OBE and in 1984 was made a Fellow of the Royal Society. He made a bequest to the Royal Society to establish the Brian Mercer Award for Feasibility, which is given to allow researchers to investigate the technical and economic feasibility of commercialising an aspect of their scientific research. Modern Tensar geogrids were invented by Dr. Mercer in the late 1970s and early 1980s for the construction industry to provide stabilisation and reinforcement with the underlying concept of simplicity, flexibility and strength. They are now used throughout the world for soil stabilization applications. His portrait, painted by Salvador Dalí in 1973, is now owned by the Royal Society. Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation. (en)
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