Liquid gold : the story of liquid crystal displays and the creation of an industry / Joseph A. Castellano
- Author
- Castellano, Joseph A.
- Published
- Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ ; London : World Scientific, [2005]
- Copyright Date
- ©2005
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 302 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Access Online
- Language Note
- English.
- 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.
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- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9812565841 (electronic bk.)
9789812565846 (electronic bk.)
9789812389565 (hbk.)
9812389563 (hbk.)
1281877212
9781281877215
9786611877217
6611877215 - Digital File Characteristics
- data file
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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