TY - BOOK AU - Fisch,Michael R. TI - Liquid crystals, laptops and life SN - 9812389016 AV - QD923 .F55 2004 U1 - 530.4/29 22 PY - 2004/// CY - River Edge, NJ PB - World Scientific KW - Liquid crystals KW - Laptop computers N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Introduction --; 2; Scientific models --; 3; Symmetry --; 4; Forces and fields --; 5; An introduction to light waves --; 6; Atoms and molecules --; 7; Molecules and matter --; 8; Historical interlude : a brief history of polymers, liquid crystals, and semiconductors --; 9; Polymers --; 10; Liquid crystals --; 11; Semiconductors --; 12; The molecules of life --; 13; Digital devices and microcomputer basics --; 14; Liquid crystal displays --; 15; Putting it all together : the laptop computer --; 16; Liquid crystals in the visual arts --; 17; Lyotropic liquid crystals and life UR - http://www.worldscibooks.com/chemistry/5571.html ER -