William Shockley
Physicist and Nobel laureate in physics
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Died
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Scientists & Innovators
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United States
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An English-American physicist and academic, contributions included the invention of the transistor, which significantly advanced electronic technology. Affiliated with Stanford University, awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1956 along with John Bardeen and Walter Brattain for their roles in the development of the transistor. Later focused on controversial research related to genetics and intelligence.
Invented the transistor
Won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1956
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