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William Bradford Shockley

William Bradford Shockley was an American physicist and inventor who played a crucial role in the development of the transistor. He was born on February 13, 1910, in London, England, and passed away on August 12, 1989, in Stanford, California.

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• Noun: William Bradford Shockley refers to a renowned American physicist and inventor.

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• William Bradford Shockley was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1956 for his work on the transistor.
• Many consider William Bradford Shockley as one of the pioneers in the field of semiconductor technology.
• The contributions made by William Bradford Shockley greatly influenced the modern electronics industry.

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