Liquid crystals, laptops and life /
Fisch, Michael R.
Liquid crystals, laptops and life / Michael R. Fisch. - River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, c2004. - xvii, 355 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - World Scientific series in contemporary chemical physics ; v. 23 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Scientific models -- Symmetry -- Forces and fields -- An introduction to light waves -- Atoms and molecules -- Molecules and matter -- Historical interlude : a brief history of polymers, liquid crystals, and semiconductors -- Polymers -- Liquid crystals -- Semiconductors -- The molecules of life -- Digital devices and microcomputer basics -- Liquid crystal displays -- Putting it all together : the laptop computer -- Liquid crystals in the visual arts -- Lyotropic liquid crystals and life. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
9812389016
2007273659
Liquid crystals.
Laptop computers.
QD923 / .F55 2004
530.4/29
Liquid crystals, laptops and life / Michael R. Fisch. - River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, c2004. - xvii, 355 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - World Scientific series in contemporary chemical physics ; v. 23 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Scientific models -- Symmetry -- Forces and fields -- An introduction to light waves -- Atoms and molecules -- Molecules and matter -- Historical interlude : a brief history of polymers, liquid crystals, and semiconductors -- Polymers -- Liquid crystals -- Semiconductors -- The molecules of life -- Digital devices and microcomputer basics -- Liquid crystal displays -- Putting it all together : the laptop computer -- Liquid crystals in the visual arts -- Lyotropic liquid crystals and life. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
9812389016
2007273659
Liquid crystals.
Laptop computers.
QD923 / .F55 2004
530.4/29