William Shockley

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:awarded_for gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:birth_date 1910-02-13
gptkbp:born February 13, 1910
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Company
development of the transistor
gptkbp:controversy racist views
eugenics advocacy
IQ and race theories
gptkbp:death_date 1989-08-12
gptkbp:died August 12, 1989
gptkbp:field physics
electrical engineering
gptkbp:field_of_study solid-state physics
semiconductor physics
electronic engineering
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Shockley_Semiconductor_Laboratory
gptkbp:had two sons
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Shockley
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Telecommunications
gptkb:Information_Technology
modern electronics
digital technology
microelectronics
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Silicon_Valley
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Thomas_Edison
gptkbp:inspired the semiconductor industry
gptkbp:invention gptkb:bipolar_junction_transistor
gptkb:road
gptkb:field-effect_transistor
silicon solar cell
transistor amplifier
gptkbp:is considered a pioneer of Silicon Valley
gptkbp:is_criticized_for his views on eugenics
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Transistor
gptkb:Shockley–_Queisser_limit
gptkb:Shockley_diode
co-inventing the transistor
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Company
gptkb:Transistor
Silicon Valley innovation
Nobel laureates in Physics
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:popularized_by silicon-based technology
gptkbp:received a Ph D from MIT
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jean_E._Shockley
gptkbp:was a controversial figure
a businessman
an inventor
a physicist
an entrepreneur
gptkbp:won_award gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics_1954
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics_1956
gptkbp:work_location gptkb:Shockley_Semiconductor_Laboratory
gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkb:Bell_Labs
gptkbp:works_at gptkb:Bell_Labs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Bardeen
gptkb:Gordon_Moore
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3