Soap, Science, and Flat-Screen TVs A History of Liquid Crystals |
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| Author:
| Dunmur, David
Sluckin, Tim |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-954940-5 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2010 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $74.00 |
Book Description:
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Liquid crystals had a controversial discovery at the end of the nineteenth century but were later accepted as a 'fourth state' of matter, and finally used throughout the world in modern displays and new materials. This book explains the fascinating science in accessible terms, and puts it into social, political, and historical perspectives.
Liquid crystals had a controversial discovery at the end of the nineteenth century but were later accepted as a 'fourth state' of matter, and finally used throughout the world in modern displays and new materials. This book explains the fascinating science in accessible terms, and puts it into social, political, and historical perspectives.