TY - BOOK AU - Dunmur,David AU - Sluckin,Timothy J. TI - Soap, science, and flat-screen TVs: a history of liquid crystals SN - 9780199549405 AV - QC173.4.L55 D86 2011 U1 - 530.429 22 PY - 2011/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Liquid crystals KW - Vloeibare kristallen KW - gtt N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-321) and index N2 - 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 social, political, and historical perspectives UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1312/2012397272-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1312/2012397272-t.html ER -