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William Shockley

Shockley organized Bell Labs’ solid-state group and pursued semiconductor amplifier concepts. Bardeen and Brattain achieved the point-contact device within that research setting.

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Shockley organized Bell Labs’ solid-state group and pursued semiconductor amplifier concepts. Bardeen and Brattain achieved the point-contact device within that research setting.

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    • William Shockley — Computer History Museum — Milestone, group organization and failed field-effect proposal
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