LEADER 02884nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910450220403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-87721-2 010 $a9786611877217 010 $a981-256-584-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000247242 035 $a(EBL)239632 035 $a(OCoLC)475951021 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000192882 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11172828 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000192882 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10198166 035 $a(PQKB)10344752 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC239632 035 $a(WSP)00005622 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL239632 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10091235 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL187721 035 $a(OCoLC)936911287 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000247242 100 $a20050126d2005 fy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLiquid gold$b[electronic resource] $ethe story of liquid crystal displays and the creation of an industry /$fJoseph A. Castellano 210 $aSingapore ;$aHackensack, NJ ;$aLondon $cWorld Scientific$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (315 p.) 300 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 311 $a981-238-956-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface; 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 327 $aAcknowledgmentsAppendix I: Program of the First International Liquid Crystal Conference - August 1965; Appendix II: A Chronology of LCD Developments; Index 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aLiquid crystal displays$xHistory 606 $aLiquid crystals industry$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aLiquid crystal displays$xHistory. 615 0$aLiquid crystals industry$xHistory. 676 $a621.3815422 700 $aCastellano$b Joseph A$0931409 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450220403321 996 $aLiquid gold$92095197 997 $aUNINA