In the following video, engineer Bill Hammack takes apart an LCD monitor and shows how it works. He explains how it uses liquid crystals, thin film transistors and polarizers to display information.
The Science Behind LCD Displays
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Woah, that was cool! I had no idea that's how LCD screens worked. I always figured it was scientific magic*.
*No, not really. :P