Cyril Hilsum, Who Helped Invent Flat-Panel Displays in TVs and iPhones, Has Died at 101 NYT - Technology By: Michael S. Rosenwald 1 November 2026 at 10:00 The man who helped develop the technology for liquid crystal displays — the screens in flat-panel televisions and laptops — has died at 101. © via Hilsum FamilyCyril Hilsum with a fellow scientist in England in 1966. Known as “the father of liquid crystals,” he helped develop the technology that allowed electronic screens to go from bulky to svelte.
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