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Liquid-crystal display

A liquid-crystal display (LCD) is a flat-panel display or other electronically modulated optical device that uses the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals combined with polarizers to display information. Liquid crystals do not emit light directly but instead use a backlight or reflector to produce images in color or monochrome.

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Liquid-crystal display

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related to 1970s · 52
Liquid-crystal display → Alfred Saupe, AM TFT LCD, April, Archived March, As, Asars, Boveri, Brody, Brown, Central Research Laboratories, Cie, Crystal Institute, Dixon, DSM, Fang-Chen Luo, February, Fergason, Hoffmann-La Roche, Hoffmann-LaRoche, ILIXCO
related to 1960s · 21
Liquid-crystal display → Application, DSM, England, Fame, George, George William Gray, Heilmeier, Heilmeier's, Hull, IEEE Milestone, In, LCDs, Malvern, National Inventors Hall, Practical, RCA, Richard Williams, RRE, The, UK's Royal Radar Establishment
related to history · 17
Liquid-crystal display → Another, Castellano, Creation, Engineering, Hiroshi Kawamoto, IEEE History Center, Industry, Joseph, LCD, Liquid Crystal Displays, Liquid Gold, Peter, Swiss, Technology History Wiki, The, The Story, Wild

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digital camerasinstance ofSmall LCD screens are common in LCD projectors and portable consumer devices0.80text
watchesinstance ofSmall LCD screens are common in LCD projectors and portable consumer devices0.80text
calculatorsinstance ofSmall LCD screens are common in LCD projectors and portable consumer devices0.80text
and mobile telephonesinstance ofSmall LCD screens are common in LCD projectors and portable consumer devices0.80text
including smartphonesinstance ofSmall LCD screens are common in LCD projectors and portable consumer devices0.80text
prismatic structureinstance ofThe LCD backlight systems are made highly efficient by applying optical films0.80text
Liquid-crystal displayrelated to 1960sIn0.60section
Liquid-crystal displayrelated to 1960sGeorge0.60section
Liquid-crystal displayrelated to 1960sHeilmeier0.60section
Liquid-crystal displayrelated to 1960sRCA0.60section
Liquid-crystal displayrelated to 1960sRichard Williams0.60section
Liquid-crystal displayrelated to 1960sPractical0.60section

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