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125 Years of Liquid Crystals—A Scientific Revolution in the Home
Author(s) -
Geelhaar Thomas,
Griesar Klaus,
Reckmann Bernd
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201301457
Subject(s) - fresco , scientific revolution , painting , art history , visual arts , art , philosophy , epistemology
Patterns of communication : Reinitzer's discovery of liquid crystals in 1888 was followed by 30 years of scholarly dispute. One hundred years later, Pierre‐Gilles de Gennes was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his contribution to this scientific revolution. The commercial success of liquid crystals was achieved in display applications. Today more than 4 billion people use them in mobile communication devices. Painting: Detail from Raphael's School of Athens fresco.