Monday, 13 February 2017

February 13 is reserved to William Shockley


February 13 is reserved to William Shockley
Today is the birthday of William Shockley, an engineer who shared the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics with John Bardeen and Walter Brattain for the development of the transistor. The three scientists’ work ushered in the modern era of electronics.

Bio:
https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1956/shockley-facts.html

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1 comment:

  1. Sam Collett13 February 2017 at 11:57

    Without him, I wouldn't have the job I do now, or even know you :)
    It has made the world a much smaller place, both a good and a bad thing

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