Liquid Crystals The Science and Art of a Fluid Form
| Author/creator | Leslie, Esther Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Reaktion Books, Limited Chicago : Chicago Distribution Center [Distributor] |
| Description | 288 p. ill 09.000 x 06.000 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Summary | Annotation While it is responsible for today's abundance of flat screens - on televisions, computers, and mobile devices - most of us have only heard of it in the ubiquitous acronym, LCD, with little thought as to exactly what it is: liquid crystal. In this book, Esther Leslie enlightens us, offering an accessible and fascinating look at - not a substance, not a technology - but a wholly different phase of matter. As she explains, liquid crystal is a curious material phase that organizes a substance's molecules in a crystalline form yet allows them to move fluidly like water. Observed since the nineteenth century, this phase has been a deep curiosity to science and, in more recent times, the key to a new era of media technology. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781780236452 |
| ISBN | 178023645X (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781780236452 |
| Stock number | 00314465 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |