Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Incorporating Nonlinear Optics · 1988 · 47 citations · 2 references
Natural SciencesChemistryPhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsSolid State PhysicsSolid-state ChemistryCrystal ChemistryCrystal GrowthCrystallization ProcessesCrystallographyLiquid CrystalsStates Of MatterLiquid Crystal Phase BehaviorLiquid Crystal Phase TransitionsLiquid Crystallization
Abstract How did liquid crystals come to the knowledge of the scientific world? It is generally supposed and accepted that a letter from Friedrich Reinitzer (March 14, 1888) (Figure 1) to Otto Lehmann, (Figure 2), is the most significant landmark in the development of liquid crystal research.
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H. Kelker · Molecular crystals and liquid crystals · 1973 · 137 citations
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