Liquid crystals were discovered in 1888 by Austrian Friedrich Reinitzer. However, it was not until 1968 that a commercial application was found, when major American TV manufacturer RCA used liquid crystals in the display panel on a piece of instrumentation.
液晶早在西元 1888 年即由奧國人瑞尼澤發現，但一直到了 1968 年才獲得商業應用。