Nicholson Baker: Inside South Korea’s LCD Revolution : The New Yorker
History of the LCD: discovery of a “light-valve” circa 1900 in Europe, to initial commericalization by RCA in the US, to large-scale production in Asia
LCD History: discovery ~1900 in Europe, init. dev. by RCA, Korean production now http://bit.ly/1bALGVV 4th State of Matter via @scilib
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/07/08/130708fa_fact_baker
ANNALS OF TECHNOLOGY
A FOURTH STATE OF MATTER
Inside South Korea’s LCD revolution.
BY NICHOLSON BAKER
JULY 8, 2013