Liquid Gold: The Story of Liquid Crystal Displays and the Creation of an IndustryThis 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. |
Contents
Discovery | 14 |
The Gathering | 34 |
Going Public | 48 |
Spreading the Word | 67 |
Enter the Japanese | 82 |
Other RCA SpinOffs | 95 |
Conclusions and Opinions | 108 |
Another New Venture | 121 |
The Shift to Silicon | 178 |
The Shift to MIM Diodes for LCD Portables | 194 |
The Portable PC Opens the Way for LCDs | 208 |
Coming of Age | 222 |
Supplementary LCD Technologies Appear | 236 |
Competition from Other Flat Panel Technologies | 242 |
Into the Future | 255 |
Program of the First International | 271 |
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