Soap, science, and flat-screen TVs: a history of liquid crystals

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. INDICE: 1: Introduction: from carrots to displays; 2: Crystals that flow: fact or fiction; 3: Liquid crystals: where do they come from?; 4: La GloireFrançaise; 5: The meeting that wasn't and the meeting that was; 6: The threads of life; 7: Winds of war; 8: Renaissance; 9: An unlikely story; 10: The light dawns in the west; 11: The sun rises in the east; 12: The new world of liquid crystals

• ISBN: 978-0-19-954940-5
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 368
• Fecha Publicación: 04/11/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés