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

Liquid crystals had a controversial discovery at the end of the 19th 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 s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dunmur, David (David A.)
Otros Autores: Sluckin, Timothy J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, [2011]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Contents -- Preface -- Science and history: the two cultures â€? A note to readers -- 1 Itâ€?s all Greek to me: an introduction -- 2 Crystals that flow: fact or fiction -- 3 Liquid crystals, where do they come from? -- 4 La Gloire FranÃaise -- 5 The meeting that wasnâ€?t and the meeting that was -- 6 The threads of life -- 7 The 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 crystal materials -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- L 
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