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William Shockley

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William Bradford Shockley (February 13, 1910 – August 12, 1989) was an American physicist. He was the manager of a research group at Bell Labs that included John Bardeen and Walter Brattain. The three scientists were jointly awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics "for their researches on semiconductors and their discovery of the transistor effect."

William Shockley Shockley in 1956 Born William Bradford Shockley February 13, 1910 London, England DiedAugust 12, 1989 (aged 79) Stanford, California, U.S. Resting place Alta Mesa Memorial Park Education California Institute of Technology (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) Known for See list Point-contact transistor and GJT Diffused-base transistor Heterojunction bipolar transistor Thyristor BARITT diode Shockley diode Junction theory BJT theory FET theory Deathnium Deep-level trap Deformation potential theory Empty lattice approximation Gradual…

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