Frank Brian Mercer OBE was a British chemical engineer, entrepreneur, and inventor, born in Blackburn on December 22, 1927. He developed the Netlon Process for producing plastic nets in the 1950s, earning the Queen's Award for Technological Achievement. In 1959, he founded Netlon Ltd for commercialization. In the late 1970s, he invented geogrids and established Tensar in 1983. A recognized figure in his field, he was awarded OBE in 1981 and became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1984. Mercer also established the Brian Mercer Award for Feasibility at the Royal Society.
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Meaning of the name - Frank
free, free man
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Place of Birth: Blackburn
Occupation: inventor
Employers: Netlon Ltd | Tensar
Awards Received: Fellow of the Royal Society | Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on December 22, 2023 | Secondary Progressions for December 22, 2023 |
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| Sun | 29 Sagittarius 39 | 0 Capricorn 22 | 6 Aries 35 |
| Moon | 10 Sagittarius 40 | 5 Taurus 13 | 23 Gemini 49 |
| Mercury | 19 Sagittarius 48 | 1 Capricorn 3 | 9 Pisces 22 |
| Venus | 15 Scorpio 24 | 21 Scorpio 7 | 11 Pisces 30 |
| Mars | 9 Sagittarius 59 | 20 Sagittarius 18 | 21 Aquarius 30 |
| Jupiter | 25 Pisces 21 | 5 Taurus 40 | 14 Aries 4 |
| Saturn | 12 Sagittarius 47 | 2 Pisces 25 | 19 Sagittarius 30 |
| Uranus | 29 Pisces 33 | 19 Taurus 38 | 3 Aries 33 |
| Neptune | 29 Leo 5 | 24 Pisces 57 | 26 Leo 50 |
| Pluto | 16 Cancer 25 | 29 Capricorn 4 | 14 Cancer 59 |
| Rahu | 18 Gemini 9 | 21 Aries 22 | 13 Gemini 4 |
| Ketu | 18 Sagittarius 9 | 21 Libra 22 | 13 Sagittarius 4 |
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