title: 125 years of liquid crystals--a scientific revolution in the home.
authors.affiliation: Technology Office Chemicals, Merck KGaA, Frankfurter Strasse 250, 64293 Darmstadt, Germany. thomas.geelhaar@merckgroup.com
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Geelhaar
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Griesar
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reckmann
mesh_terms: D000422:Alchemy; D049690:History, Ancient; D050866:Liquid Crystals / Q000737:chemistry; D012586:Science / Q000266:history*
keywords: displays; history of science; industrial chemistry; liquid crystals; materials science