Junction Transistor Concept
Develops the junction-transistor concept for controlling charge carriers inside semiconductor material.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
William Shockley Biography and Timeline
Follow William Shockley through 2 dated historical records for United States of America.
William Shockley, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
2Distinct records
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1948–1956Years on this page
1948
1956
Nobel Prize for Semiconductor Research
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for semiconductor research and discovery of the transistor effect.
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