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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819957803321

Autore

Castellano Joseph A

Titolo

Liquid gold [[electronic resource] ] : the story of liquid crystal displays and the creation of an industry / / Joseph A. Castellano

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ ; ; London, : World Scientific, c2005

ISBN

1-281-87721-2

9786611877217

981-256-584-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (315 p.)

Disciplina

621.3815422

Soggetti

Liquid crystal displays - History

Liquid crystals industry - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Contents; Chapter 1 The Early Years; Chapter 2 Discovery; Chapter 3 The Gathering; Chapter 4 The Secret Years; Chapter 5 Going Public; Chapter 6 New Explorations; Chapter 7 Enter the Japanese; Chapter 8 Risky Business: Spin-Offs and New Ventures; Chapter 9 Silicon Valley Calls; Chapter 10 An Industry in Transition; Chapter 11 View from the Sidelines; Chapter 12 The Elusive Transistor; Chapter 13 TeIevision Arrives; Chapter 14 The Personal Computer Revolution; Chapter 15 Coming of Age; Chapter 16 Competition from Other Flat Panel Technologies; Chapter 17 Into the Future; Epilogue

AcknowledgmentsAppendix I: Program of the First International Liquid Crystal Conference - August 1965; Appendix II: A Chronology of LCD Developments; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book traces the history of liquid crystal display (LCD)development from simple laboratory samples to the flat, thin LCDs thathave become an important part of everyday life, appearing intelevision screens, computers, cellular phones, as well as numerousother consumer and industrial products.