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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Gross, Benjamin (19..-.... ; chercheur)
Titre(s) : The TVs of tomorrow [Texte imprimé] : how RCA's flat-screen dreams led to the first LCDs / Benjamin Gross
Publication : Chicago, [Illinois] ; London : University of Chicago press, copyright 2018
Description matérielle : 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection : Synthesis
Lien à la collection : Synthesis
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
In 1968 a team of scientists and engineers from RCA announced the creation of a new
form of electronic display that relied upon an obscure set of materials known as liquid
crystals. At a time when televisions utilized bulky cathode ray tubes to produce an
image, these researchers demonstrated how liquid crystals could electronically control
the passage of light. One day, they predicted, liquid crystal displays would find
a home in clocks, calculators—and maybe even a television that could hang on the wall.
Half a century later, RCA's dreams have become a reality, and liquid crystals are
the basis of a multibillion-dollar global industry. Yet the company responsible for
producing the first LCDs was unable to capitalize upon its invention. In The TVs of
Tomorrow, Benjamin Gross explains this contradiction by examining the history of flat-panel
display research at RCA from the perspective of the chemists, physicists, electrical
engineers, and technicians at the company's central laboratory in Princeton, New Jersey.
Drawing upon laboratory notebooks, internal reports, and interviews with key participants,
Gross reconstructs the development of the LCD and situates it alongside other efforts
to create a thin, lightweight replacement for the television picture tube. He shows
how RCA researchers mobilized their technical expertise to secure support for their
projects. He also highlights the challenges associated with the commercialization
of liquid crystals at RCA and Optel—the RCA spin-off that ultimately manufactured
the first LCD wristwatch. The TVs of Tomorrow is a detailed portrait of American innovation
during the Cold War, which confirms that success in the electronics industry hinges
upon input from both the laboratory and the boardroom. -- Provided by publisher
Sujet(s) : Cristaux liquides -- Histoire
Électronique -- Innovation
RCA -- Recherche
Indice(s) Dewey :
621.381 5422 (23e éd.) = Écrans vidéo
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780226519975. - ISBN 022651997X. - ISBN 9780226540740 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45464675m
Notice n° :
FRBNF45464675
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction: A World of Screens ; The Quest for Magnalux, 1951-1956 ; A Fumbling
Prelude, 1956-1966 ; Scattered Origins, 1961-1968 ; Disruptive Displays, 1968-1971
; The Changing of the Guard, 1969-1976 ; Conclusion: An Invisible Monument
