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William Bradford Shockley Jr. (February 13, 1910 – August 12, 1989) was an American inventor, physicist, and eugenicist. He was the manager of a research group at Bell Labs that included John Bardeen and Walter Brattain.
Aug 14, 1989 · William Bradford Shockley, who shared a Nobel Prize in physics for his role in the creation of the transistor and earned the enmity of many for his views on the genetic differences between the...
Jun 1, 2023 · Search all William Shockley Obituaries and Death Notices to find upcoming funeral home services, leave condolences for the family, and research genealogy.
Nov 17, 2022 · Following Shockley’s death in 1989, Nature correctly called out his racism in an obituary, but then published a letter from Seitz defending Shockley and claiming that the reason Shockley became a eugenicist was because of physical trauma he experienced in a near-fatal car accident.
Biographical. William Shockley was born in London, England, on 13th February, 1910, the son of William Hillman Shockley, a mining engineer born in Massachusetts and his wife, Mary ( née Bradford) who had also been engaged in mining, being a deputy mineral surveyor in Nevada.
William Bradford Shockley. Birth. 13 Feb 1910. London, City of London, Greater London, England. Death. 12 Aug 1989 (aged 79) Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, USA. Burial. Alta Mesa Memorial Park.
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William B. Shockley, died Oct. 1, 2023 at the age of 65. It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of William Shockley after a lengthy, hard fought battle with dementia.
