Soap, Science, and Flat-Screen TVs - Dunmur, David (School of Chemistry, University of Southampton (retired)) a Sluckin, Tim (School of Applied Mathematics, University of Southampton)

Liquid crystals had a controversial discovery at the end of the nineteenth century but were later accepted as a 'fourth state' of matter, and finally used throughout the world in modern displays and new materials. This book explains the fascinating science in accessible terms, and puts it into social, political, and historical perspectives.