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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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Series Statement
World Scientific series in contemporary chemical physics ; v. 23
Uniform Title
World Scientific series in contemporary chemical physics ; v. 23.
Subject
  • Liquid crystals
  • Laptop computers
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