{"$schema": "https://iptc.org/std/ninjs/ninjs-schema_3.2.json", "uri": "urn:newsml:wireva.mib.news:story:df17d5e6-077d-4107-b63f-66ec12040046", "type": "composite", "version": "1", "versioncreated": "2026-09-25T18:00:47.843772Z", "firstcreated": "2026-09-25T18:00:47.843772Z", "pubstatus": "usable", "language": "en", "headline": "Cyril Hilsum, Physicist Who Pioneered Liquid Crystal Displays, Dies at 101", "description_text": "Cyril Hilsum, former president of the Institute of Physics and a pioneer in liquid crystal technology that enabled modern flat-panel displays, has died at 101. He held more than 70 patents and was awarded the Royal Society's Royal Medal in 2007.", "associations": {"item-0": {"$schema": "https://iptc.org/std/ninjs/ninjs-schema_3.2.json", "uri": "urn:newsml:wireva.mib.news:item:47db6280-b66f-4754-979c-b2f04bd700bd", "type": "text", "profile": "standard", "version": "1", "versioncreated": "2026-09-25T18:04:57.122846Z", "firstcreated": "2026-09-25T18:00:47.843772Z", "pubstatus": "usable", "urgency": 5, "language": "en", "headline": "Cyril Hilsum, Physicist Who Pioneered Liquid Crystal Displays, Dies at 101", "byline": "Logan Weston", "located": "United States", "copyrightholder": "Haydamax OÜ", "copyrightnotice": "Wireva / Science Official", "usageterms": "Subscribers may republish this item in full, including translation and trimming, with the credit “Wireva / Science Official”. Set rel=canonical to https://scienceofficial.org/science/cyril-hilsum-physicist-who-pioneered-liquid-crystal-displays-dies-at-101/ when publishing on the web.", "description_text": "Cyril Hilsum, former president of the Institute of Physics and a pioneer in liquid crystal technology that enabled modern flat-panel displays, has died at 101. He held more than 70 patents and was awarded the Royal Society's Royal Medal in 2007.", "altids": {"mosaic": "47db6280-b66f-4754-979c-b2f04bd700bd", "story": "df17d5e6-077d-4107-b63f-66ec12040046", "slug": "cyril-hilsum-physicist-who-pioneered-liquid-crystal-displays-dies-at-101"}, "subject": [{"name": "Science", "rel": "direct", "literal": "science", "code": "medtop:13000000", "scheme": "http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/", "uri": "http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/13000000"}], "place": [{"name": "United States", "literal": "us", "code": "US", "scheme": "http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/countrycodes/"}], "person": [], "organisation": [], "genre": [{"name": "Standard story", "literal": "standard"}], "service": [{"name": "Wireva", "literal": "wireva"}], "associations": {"featuremedia": {"uri": "urn:newsml:wireva.mib.news:media:af8cec9b-24c5-4a64-a3a8-f08fa4a37c41", "type": "picture", "version": "1", "pubstatus": "usable", "headline": "Intact Burials Excavated at Göbekli Tepe", "description_text": "Cyril Hilsum, Physicist Who Pioneered Liquid Crystal Displays, Dies at 101", "copyrightholder": "archaeology.org", "copyrightnotice": "Intact Burials Excavated at Göbekli Tepe", "usageterms": "Picture belongs to the source publication: address and terms are delivered, the file is not.", "altids": {"wireva": "af8cec9b-24c5-4a64-a3a8-f08fa4a37c41"}, "extra": {"wireva:delivery_mode": "link_only", "wireva:rights": {"licence": "", "licence_url": "", "licence_raw": "Related RSS source", "licence_verified_at": "2026-09-25T18:04:57.140248Z", "attribution_required": true, "attribution_text": "Intact Burials Excavated at Göbekli Tepe", "redistribution_allowed": false, "commercial_use_allowed": false, "modifications_allowed": false, "share_alike_required": false}, "wireva:provenance": {"creator": "", "source_name": "archaeology.org", "source_url": "https://archaeology.org/news/2026/09/25/intact-burials-excavated-at-gobekli-tepe/", "source_page_url": "https://archaeology.org/news/2026/09/25/intact-burials-excavated-at-gobekli-tepe/", "our_page_url": "https://scienceofficial.org/science/cyril-hilsum-physicist-who-pioneered-liquid-crystal-displays-dies-at-101/"}, "wireva:role": "lead"}, "renditions": {"source": {"href": "https://archaeology.org/news/2026/09/25/intact-burials-excavated-at-gobekli-tepe/", "mimetype": "image/jpeg"}}}}, "extra": {"wireva:story": {"uri": "urn:newsml:wireva.mib.news:story:df17d5e6-077d-4107-b63f-66ec12040046", "slug": "cyril-hilsum-physicist-who-pioneered-liquid-crystal-displays-dies-at-101-20260925", "status": "developing", "languages": ["en"], "item_count": 1, "is_breaking": false}, "wireva:rights": {"class": "agency_original", "redistribution_allowed": true, "commercial_use_allowed": true, "modifications_allowed": true, "share_alike_required": false, "attribution_required": true, "attribution_text": "Wireva / Science Official", "canonical_required": true, "canonical_url": "https://scienceofficial.org/science/cyril-hilsum-physicist-who-pioneered-liquid-crystal-displays-dies-at-101/", "linkback_required": true, "licence": "Wireva subscriber licence", "licence_url": "", "licensor": "Haydamax OÜ", "valid_until": null, "excerpt_max_chars": 0, "decided_by_rule": "agency_original_verified", "needs_review": false}, "wireva:provenance": {"production_method": "automated", "ai_stages": {"editing": true, "drafting": true, "headline": true, "discovery": true, "classification": true, "image_selection": true, "source_collection": true, "cross_source_comparison": true}, "model": "", "human_reviewed": false, "reviewed_by": "", "reviewed_at": null, "editorial_control": true, "editorial_responsibility": "Haydamax OÜ (Wireva)", "factchecked": false, "verification_status": "multi_source", "independent_confirmations": 2, "official_source_used": false, "used_press_release": false, "public_interest": false, "ai_disclosure_required": false, "ai_disclosure_text": "", "independence_check": {"status": "passed", "score": 0.117, "checked_at": "2026-09-25T18:04:57.137461Z"}, "sources": [{"url": "https://physicsworld.com/a/cyril-hilsum-former-gec-research-boss-and-institute-of-physics-president-dies-aged-101/", "title": "Intact Burials Excavated at Göbekli Tepe", "publisher": "physicsworld.com", "type": "rss", "role": "primary", "official": false, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-25T18:04:57.127720Z", "published_at": "2026-09-25T16:00:00Z"}, {"url": "https://archaeology.org/news/2026/09/25/intact-burials-excavated-at-gobekli-tepe/", "title": "", "publisher": "archaeology.org", "type": "rss", "role": "supporting", "official": false, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-25T18:04:57.124800Z", "published_at": null}, {"url": "https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/sep/25/syngenta-paraquat-parkinsons-lawsuits-epa", "title": "", "publisher": "theguardian.com", "type": "rss", "role": "supporting", "official": false, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-25T18:04:57.129175Z", "published_at": null}]}, "wireva:publication": {"name": "Science Official", "domain": "scienceofficial.org", "country": "US", "url": "https://scienceofficial.org/science/cyril-hilsum-physicist-who-pioneered-liquid-crystal-displays-dies-at-101/"}, "wireva:links": {"self": "https://wireva.mib.news/api/v1/items/47db6280-b66f-4754-979c-b2f04bd700bd", "html": "https://wireva.mib.news/item/47db6280-b66f-4754-979c-b2f04bd700bd/cyril-hilsum-physicist-who-pioneered-liquid-crystal-displays-dies-at-101/", "story": "https://wireva.mib.news/story/cyril-hilsum-physicist-who-pioneered-liquid-crystal-displays-dies-at-101-20260925/"}, "wireva:metrics": {"word_count": 464, "char_count": 2911, "reading_time_seconds": 208}}}}, "extra": {"wireva:languages": ["en"], "wireva:status": "developing", "wireva:item_count": 1}}