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William Shockley
(1910-1989)
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William Shockley was born on 13 February 1910 in London, England, UK. He was married to Emily I. Lanning and Jean Alberta Bailey. He died on 12 August 1989 in Stanford, California, USA.
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Known for
Genius Factory
6.8
Self
2017
The Transistor
7.0
Short
Self
1953
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Previous
1
Le Point Génius
2.4
Podcast Series
acknowledgement
2025
1 episode
Self
Previous
2
Genius Factory
6.8
Self
2017
The Transistor
7.0
Short
Self
1953
Archive Footage
Previous
6
Le Point Génius
2.4
Podcast Series
Self
(archive footage)
2025
1 episode
The UnXplained
7.3
TV Series
Self - 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics Winner
(archive footage)
2022
1 episode
Rich Hall's California Stars
7.8
TV Movie
Self - Professor, Stanford University (1974)
(archive footage, as Dr. William Shockley)
2014
American Experience
8.6
TV Series
Self
(archive footage)
2013
1 episode
The Shockley Tapes
Video
Self
(archive footage)
2010
Modern Marvels
8.1
TV Series
Self - Co-Inventor of the Transistor
(archive footage)
2000
1 episode
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Alternative name
Dr. William Shockley
Born
February 13
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1910
London, England, UK
Died
August 12
,
1989
Stanford, California, USA
(prostate cancer)
Spouses
Emily I. Lanning
1955 - August 12, 1989 (his death)
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Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 776-778. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.
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