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William Shockley
Physicist

Birthday February 13, 1910 (age 79)
Birthplace London , England
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William Bradford Shockley Jr.

(1910-02-13)February 13, 1910
London [2], England [3]
DiedAugust 12, 1989(1989-08-12) (aged 79)
Stanford [4], California [5], U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater

California Institute of Technology [6] (BS [7]), Massachusetts Institute of Technology [8] (PhD [9])

Legacy

Point-contact transistor [10] and GJT [11], Diffused-base transistor [12], Heterojunction bipolar transistor [13], Thyristor [14], BARITT diode [15], Shockley diode [16], Junction [17] theory, BJT [18] theory, FET [19] theory, Deathnium [20], Deep-level trap [21], Deformation potential theory [22], Empty lattice approximation [23], Gradual channel approximation, Lucky electron model, Hot electron theory [24], Channel length modulation [25], Process variation [26], Ion implantation [27], Low-level injection [28], Through-silicon via [29], Transmission line measurement [30], Shockley diode equation [31], Shockley–Read–Hall recombination [32], Shockley partials [33], Shockley–Ramo theorem [34], Shockley states [35], Shockley–James paradox [36], Shockley–Queisser limit [37], Haynes–Shockley experiment [38], Read–Shockley equation [39], Van Roosbroeck– Shockley equation [40]

Honors

Medal for Merit [41] (1945), Morris Liebmann Memorial Prize [42] (1952), Comstock Prize in Physics [43] (1953), Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize [44] (1953), Nobel Prize in Physics [45] (1956), Holley Medal [46] (1963), Wilhelm Exner Medal [47] (1963), IEEE Medal of Honor [48] (1980)

Institutions

Bell Labs [49], Shockley Semiconductor [50]
Stanford University [51], Columbia University [52]

Doctoral advisor [53]John C. Slater [54]
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William Shockley's About

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William Shockley was born on February 13, 1910 (age 79) in London, England. He is a Celebrity Physicist. American physicist and co-inventor of the transistor who ushered in the electronics revolution and directly led to the electronics boom in Silicon Valley. He shared the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work. According to numerology, William Shockley's Life Path Number is 8.
His popular book is Electrons and Holes in Semiconductors with Applications to Transistor Electronics. His education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology. He died on August 12, 1989, Stanford, CA. He had 3 children William Shockley, Alison Janelli, Richard Shockley. His spouse is Emmy Lanning Shockley (m. 1955–1989), Jean Bailey (m. 1933–1954). His height is 6ft 3 (191cm). More information on William Shockley can be found here. This article will clarify William Shockley's Children, Jr, Iq, Movies, Books, Actor, Inventions, Obituary, Actor Dr Quinn, Biography, and other information.

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Family, Spouse, Dating, and Relationships of William Shockley

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He was born in London, England, his father William Hillman Shockley a mining engineer.

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William Shockley Before Fame

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William Shockley, born 2-13-1910, preceding his celebrity status in Physicist, after completing his education at Caltech and MIT, he joined Bell Labs in New York, before opening up his own laboratory in Mountain View, California.

Success of William Shockley

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Being a celebrated name in Physicist, although a brilliant man himself, his dictatorial style turned away many of his brightest workers - eight of them went on to start Fairchild Semiconductor, an immediate success, while his own company was sold to Beckman Instruments.

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He also became a strong proponent of Francis Galton (Math.)'s theory of eugenics, arguing that other races were intellectually inferior to whites, and that their high birthrate threatened humanity as a whole. Wernher Von Braun, Chien-shiung Wu, William Higinbotham, and Luis Walter Alvarez were also His acquaintances.

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Francis Galton

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The Numerology of William Shockley

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In Numerology, People with the Life Path Number 8 are usually associated with being natural and prolific leaders. They have excellent management skills and are always up to achieving something great, especially when involved in financial or business matters. William Shockley is a person like that.

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William Shockley's personal year in numerology

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In 2024, William Shockley’s personal year number is 5, the year of freedom. This year is in phase of upward cycle, representing growth so that William Shockley can start doing new things.

William Shockley Net Worth

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William Shockley Height Weight

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At the age of 79, William Shockley height is 6ft 3 (191cm).

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Facts About William Shockley

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● William Shockley was born on February 13, 1910 (age 79) in London, England
● He is a Celebrity Physicist
● His popular book is Electrons and Holes in Semiconductors with Applications to Transistor Electronics
● His education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology
● He died on August 12, 1989, Stanford, CA
● He had 3 children William Shockley, Alison Janelli, Richard Shockley
● His spouse is Emmy Lanning Shockley (m. 1955–1989), Jean Bailey (m. 1933–1954)
● His height is 6ft 3 (191cm)
● His real name is William Shockley



References

  1. https://wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shockley

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