Dr. William Bradford Shockley
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(b.) -1910 February 13(d.)1989 August 12
Bio/Description
Along with John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain, Shockley co-invented the transistor, for which all three were awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Shockley's attempts to commercialize a new transistor design in the 1950s and 1960s led to California's "Silicon Valley" becoming a hotbed of electronics innovation.
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Date of Birth:
1910 February 13 -
Date of Death:
1989 August 12 -
Gender:
Male -
Noted For:
Co-inventor of the transistor -
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