History of LCDLiquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) Innovation TimelineLiquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) Innovation TimelineSlide 4Slide 5Slide 6Slide 7Other LCD application: LCD ProjectorDigital Light Processing™ (DLP) ProjectorQuestion ?ReferencesHow LCD works ?History of LCDJoshua NguyenECE-E443Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) Innovation Timeline 1888-18991888, Austrian Botanist Freidrich Reinitzer discovers liquid crystals 1897,German scientist Karl Braun invents the cathode ray tube (CRT)Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) Innovation Timeline1900-19701958, The first paper research about LCD in the U.S. wrote by Dr. Glenn Brown1963, Richard Williams and George Heilmeier suggested using liquid crystal materials for displayLiquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) Innovation Timeline1900-19701967, James Fergason discovered the "twisted nematic" LCD. He produced the first practical displays 1968, RCA group had a display based on the dynamic scattering mode (DSM) of liquid crystalsLiquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) Innovation Timeline1970-19801972,International Liquid Crystal Company (ILIXCO) produced the first modern LCD watch using Fergason Ideal1973, ,Sharp produced the first portable calculator, using a DSM LCD screen1979, Walter Spear and Peter LeComber made the first color display using lightweight thin film transfer (TFT) LCDLiquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) Innovation Timeline1980- 20001985, Seiko-Epson unveiled the first commercial LCD color TV set, which had a 2 inch view1992, Sharp developed a multimedia-compatible 16.5 inch color TFT LCD, that was the world's first LCD ViewCamLiquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) Innovation Timeline2000- Present 2004, Philips demonstrated a 20″ 3-D LCD at CeBIT in Hannover2005, Samsung Developed World's Largest (82") Full HDTV TFT-LCDOther LCD application: LCD ProjectorDigital Light Processing™ (DLP) ProjectorQuestion ?Referenceshttp://www.pacificdisplay.com/lcd_oper_modes.htmhttp://bugclub.org/beginners/history/MonitorsHistory.htmlHow LCD works