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William Shockley was born
William Shockley was born in London, England. -
Graduated from California Institute of Technology
Shockley got his bachelors degree and graduated. -
Graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Shockley got his Ph.D. degree from M.I.T. -
Started working at Bell Labs
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Invented the Point-Contact Transistor
This invention was made by William Shockley, John Bardeen, and Walter Brattain. -
Invented the Junction Transistor
This was Shockley's updated version of the transistor. -
Shockley wrote "Electrons and Holes in Semiconductors"
This was a book written by Shockley. The book is about the transistor and what the invention consists of. -
Named "Director of transistor physics research" at Bell Labs
He didn't have this title for long at Bell Labs because he left soon after. But he played a huge part in teaching the components of the transistor and how the invention worked. -
Won the Nobel Prize for Physics
Shockley won this award along with John Bardeen and Walter Brattain. -
Left Bell Labs and joined Beckman Instruments, Inc.
Shockley resigned from Bell Labs and created the Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory. This lab was a part of Beckman Instruments.The lab was located in California. -
The Shockley Transistor Corporation was established
The Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory became the Shockley Transistor Corporation. This corporation was still a part of the Beckman Instruments, Inc. -
President's Scientific Advisory Committee
Shockley was appointed to this committee in 1962. -
Shockley began working for Bell Labs again
Shockley starts a position as a consultant for Bell Labs after nine years of being away from the company and pursuing his own endeavors. -
National Inventors Hall of Fame
Shockley was announced as inducted into this hall of fame. The National Council of Patent Law Association administered this award. -
Shockley passed away
Shockley died in California.
