Soap, Science, and Flat-Screen TVs: A History of Liquid Crystals

by David Dunmur and Tim Sluckin

The terms 'liquid crystal' or 'liquid crystal display, LCD, are recognized in the context of flat-screen televisions, but the properties and history of liquid crystals are little known. This book tells the story of liquid crystals, from their controversial discovery at the end of the nineteenth century, to their eventual acceptance as another state of matter to rank alongside gases, liquids, and solids. As their story unfolds, the scientists involved...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198700830
• ISBN13: 9780198700838
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"