print email comment close Solid-State Physicist William Shockley URL: http://www.time.com/time/time100/scientist/profile/shockley.html Description: Short biography of Dr. William Shockley who, along with his colleagues John Bardeen and Walter Brattain, shared the 1956 Nobel Prize for physics for their work in the development of the transistor. Also discusses his highly controversial theories about genetics. Author: Moore, Gordon Publisher: Time Inc. New Media Extra Keywords dysgenics notablephysicists Library of Congress Subject Headings: People Physicists Shockley, William, 1910- Transistors LII Database Information: Record 15416 created by Norm Hutcherson on 05/22/2000 Last modification on 10/02/2004 Published: 05/22/2000   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/15416