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Liquid crystals, laptops and life / Michael R. Fisch.
- Title
- Liquid crystals, laptops and life / Michael R. Fisch.
- Author
- Fisch, Michael R.
- Publication
- River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, c2004.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | QD923 .F57 2004 | Off-site |
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- Series Statement
- World Scientific series in contemporary chemical physics ; v. 23
- Uniform Title
- World Scientific series in contemporary chemical physics ; v. 23.
- Subject
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- 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.
- ISBN
- 9812389016
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library