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Zusatztext "The book will make delightful reading for any researcher working on liquid crystals! but should be! for various reasons! more generally of value to anyone with an interest in the history of science. ? this is a fascinating book that could well find its place in every liquid crystal scientist's personal library" -- Liquid Crystals Today Volume 13! Issue 4! December 2004 "The book is full of fascinating insights and anecdotes? .generally very well produced? .The authors are to be congratulated for producing a book that is both instructive to read! and which will provide an invaluable source of material about the historical development of the liquid crystals field for many years to come."-J. M. Seddon! Professor of Physical Chemistry and Head! Interfacial and Analytical Science! Chemistry Department! Imperial College! London Informationen zum Autor Sluckin\! Timothy J.; Dunmur\! David A.; Stegemeyer\! Horst Klappentext This book collects important papers! in the development of liquid crystal science! some available for the first time in English! into one reference volume. The collection is divided into sections! each of which is prefaced by a brief commentary referring to the historic-scientific context of the time. More modern papers carry a short commentary from the original author! offering recollections of the context in which the work was carried out and what its impact has been. Crystals That Flow is aimed at liquid crystal scientists in the fields of physics! mathematics! chemistry! engineering or computer science. Historians of science will also find this a useful reference. Zusammenfassung The collection is divided into sections, each of which is prefaced by a brief commentary referring to the historic-scientific context of the time. Inhaltsverzeichnis Liquids. The Interwar Period: Anisotropic Fluids or Mesomorphic Phases. The Modern Physical Picture. The Development of Display Device Technology. Lyotropic, Polymeric and Elastomeric Liquid Crystals. ...
