James Fergason, the self-described “first guy who saw what [liquid crystal displays] were really good for,” has been given a $500,000 award for a lifetime of inventions that have advanced computer, medical and other industries. Read more here.While Fergason began his work on LCDs back in the ’50s, the timing of the award is quite appropriate today given the pace at which companies are cranking out LCD-based products, such as TVs. A quick search on our Web site pulled up recent stories on everyone from Corning to LG.Philips to Sharp to Samsung either investing millions in LCD development, reorganizing their businesses around the technology or making other significant LCD-related moved.Bob Brown, bbrown@nww.com Related content news analysis iPhone 8 Rumor Rollup: Cranking up the processors; 3D cameras; $1K-plus price With iPhone 8 A11 processors reportedly in production, the next great Apple smartphone is starting to feel more real By Bob Brown May 14, 2017 3 mins Small and Medium Business Smartphones Apple news analysis SNL one step ahead of Amazon with Echo Silver In SNL spoof, Amazon and AARP team to address senior citizens' most pressing digital assistant needs By Bob Brown May 14, 2017 1 min Small and Medium Business Amazon.com Collaboration Software news analysis You really should know what the Andrew File System is "Model of storing data in cloud and delivering parts of it via on-demand caching at the edge is something everyone takes for granted today," one AFS creator says By Bob Brown May 10, 2017 7 mins IT Training Open Source Servers news analysis Getting a jump on private LTE networks Federated Wireless, Lemko join forces on CBRS wireless networks for private LTE By Bob Brown May 08, 2017 3 mins Small and Medium Business Internet of Things Mobile Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe