Rendezvous with Rama
Who is Karl Mercer from Rendezvous with Rama and what is their importance?
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Lieutenant Commander Karl Mercer is the second officer on board Endeavour. He is a strongly built individual with a special ability to control his own biological feedback, such as heartbeat or his respiratory rhythm. He is an authority in life-support systems and has written a few textbooks on the subject.