Walter Houser Brattain
American physicist (1902–1987) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Walter Houser Brattain (/ˈbrætən/; February 10, 1902 – October 13, 1987) was an American physicist at Bell Labs who, along with fellow scientists John Bardeen and William Shockley, invented the point-contact transistor in December 1947.[1] They shared the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics for their invention. Brattain devoted much of his life to research on surface states.
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Born | (1902-02-10)February 10, 1902 Xiamen, Fujian, China |
Died | October 13, 1987(1987-10-13) (aged 85) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
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Known for | Transistor |
Relatives | Robert Brattain (brother) |
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Fields | Physics, electronic engineering |
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Doctoral advisor | John Torrence Tate Sr. |
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