{
  "id": 14680023,
  "title": "Cyril Hilsum obituary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/cyril-hilsum-obituary",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-15T10:53:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/oct/15/cyril-hilsum-obituary"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Government physicist whose radar research paved the way for flat-panel TV and computer screens based on liquid crystals Cyril Hilsum’s research into stable liquid crystals and the devices in which they could be used paved the way for the flat-panel television and computer screens that are now ubiquitous in homes, offices and public spaces. Hilsum, who has died aged 101, was leading a Ministry of…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}