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This book takes a fresh look at the work, thoughts, and life of 1956 Nobel Prize winner William B. Shockley. It reconstructs Shockley’s upbringing, his patriotic achievements during World War II, his contribution to semiconductor physics – culminating with the epoch-making invention of the transistor – and his views on the social issues ...
- Bo Lojek
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.
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Born September 17, in Lawrence, KS. Education: Texas Tech University, B.A., political science; attended University of Texas; studied acting. Avocational Interests: Writing, illustration, painting, gardening, water skiing, surfing, good food, good friends. Addresses: Agent —Kama Nist, International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly H...
Television Appearances; Series:
Sonny, Good and Evil, ABC, 1991. Hank Lawson, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 1993–1998.
Television Appearances; Miniseries:
Flash, Lucky/Chances (also known as Jackie Collins' "Lucky/Chances"), NBC, 1990. Axel Porter, Lady Boss (also known as Jackie Collins' "Lady Boss"), NBC, 1992.
Television Appearances; Movies:
Mitch, A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder (also known as Darling, Let's Kill the Neighbors, Honey, Let's Kill the Neighbors, and A Perfect Little Murder), NBC, 1990. Steve, Love and Lies (also known as True Betrayal), ABC, 1990. Kill or Be Killed, NBC, 1990. Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance (also known as Vigilante Cop), NBC, 1991. General George Armstrong Custer, Stolen Women, Captured Hearts, CBS, 1997.
Screenplays:
(With Jordan Wendkos) The War Within(short film), 2000. Wrote the screenplay Sunset on Lake Travis with Mark Harwell; wrote the television pilot Lake Traviswith Josef Anderson and Mark Harwell.
Works for Children:
Wrote the books Dear Sweet Franzblah and The Greens: A Psychedelic Subculture Illuminated Manuscript.
Electronic:
William Shockley Official Site, http://www.williamshockley.com, April 7, 2004.
Jun 13, 2006 · Until this book William Shockley, if he was known at all, was thought of as the eccentric Nobel Prize winner who became an intellectual outcast because of his eugenics beliefs and as the bad manager whose employees quit and founded Fairchild and Intel.
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May 27, 2021 · This book takes a fresh look at the work, thoughts, and life of 1956 Nobel Prize winner William B. Shockley. It reconstructs Shockley’s upbringing, his patriotic achievements during World War II, his contribution to semiconductor physics – culminating with the epoch-making invention of the transistor – and his views on the social issues ...
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May 26, 2021 · This book takes a fresh look at the work, thoughts, and life of 1956 Nobel Prize winner William B. Shockley. It reconstructs Shockley’s upbringing, his patriotic achievements during World War...
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This book takes a fresh look at the work, thoughts, and life of 1956 Nobel Prize winner William B. Shockley. It reconstructs Shockley's upbringing, his patriotic achievements during World War II, his contribution to semiconductor physics - culminating with the epoch-making invention of the transistor - and his views on the social issues of his ...
