“It has today occurred to me that an amplifier using semiconductors rather than vacuum is in principle possible. [Laboratory notebook, 29 Dec 1939.]”
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William Shockley
William Shockley, born on February 13, 1910, and died on August 12, 1989, was an American physicist, inventor, and entrepreneur, renowned for his contributions to the field of semiconductor physics. During his tenure at Bell Labs, he, along with John Bardeen and Walter Brattain, invented the transistor, a revolutionary change in the electronics industry. Shockley made significant contributions to semiconductor physics and solid-state physics, including research on semiconductor materials and improvements to electronic devices. more
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