| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 302 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Liquid crystal displays -- History.
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Liquid crystal displays. |
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History. |
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Liquid crystals industry -- History.
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Liquid crystals industry. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Castellano, Joseph A. Liquid gold. Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ ; London : World Scientific, ©2005 9812389563 (OCoLC)57638695 |
| ISBN |
9812565841 (electronic book) |
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9789812565846 (electronic book) |
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9789812389565 (hardback) |
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9812389563 (hardback) |
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1281877212 |
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9781281877215 |
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9812389563 (hardback) |
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