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

• Autore: Castellano Joseph A
• Pubblicazione: Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ ; ; London, : World Scientific, c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (315 p.)
• Disciplina: 621.3815422
• Soggetto topico: Liquid crystal displays - History; Liquid crystals industry - History
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Liquid gold
• ISBN: 1-281-87721-2; 9786611877217; 981-256-584-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783718803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II