William Shockley
William Shockley
William Bradford Shockley Jr.was an American physicist and inventor. Shockley was the manager of a research group that included John Bardeen and Walter Brattain. The three scientists invented the point-contact transistor in 1947 and were jointly awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth13 February 1910
CountryUnited States of America
William Shockley quotes about
regret thinking unnecessary
Regret is unnecessary. Think before you act.
fraction industry point practical states united worthwhile
An important fraction of United States industry adheres to the idea that research of a fundamental character is worthwhile from a practical point of view.