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William Bradford Shockley
| Full Name of the recipient | William Bradford Shockley |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physics |
| Year of Award | 1956 |
| Share in Award | 33.3% |
| Award Shared with | John Bardeen (33.3%) Walter Houser Brattain (33.3%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for their researches on semiconductors and their discovery of the transistor effect |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | Semiconductor Laboratory of Beckman Instruments, Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA |
| Place of Birth | London, United Kingdom GBR |
| Date of Birth | 13 February 1910 |
| Age at the time of Award | 45 years |
| Place of Death | Palo Alto, CA, United States USA |
| Date of Death | 12 August 1989 |
