2017/04/13 by Lui Lam · 1 citation
Engineering · #Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics
paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/15421406.2017.1289627
openalex publication_date 2017/04/13 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/19
A personal account of the liquid crystal community (1978–1990s) and the founding of the International Liquid Crystal Society (1987–1990) is presented. The founding process was unlike that of many other learned societies but like other historic events, it resulted from a combination of necessity and contingency.