John William Stanley Hearle (J.W.S. Hearle), was a textile expert, author and editor of books on the subject, including "Polyester: Tomorrow's Ideas & Profits, 50 years of achievement" (1993). Hearle graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1947 and went on to become Professor of Textile Technology, Head of the

Department of Textiles, and Dean of the Faculty of Technology at the University of Manchester

Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST).