Walter Houser Brattain
Walter Houser Brattain (/ˈbrætən/; Februar 10, 1902 – October 13, 1987) wis an American pheesicist at Bell Labs wha, alang wi fellae scientists John Bardeen an William Shockley, inventit the pynt-contact transistor in December, 1947.[1] Thay shared the 1956 Nobel Prize in Pheesics for thair invention. Brattain devotit much o his life tae resairch on surface states.
 Walter Houser Brattain | |
|---|---|
 Brattain circa 1950 | |
| Born | 10 Februar 1902 Xiamen, Fujian, Cheenae |
| Dee'd | 13 October 1987 (aged 85) Seattle, Washington, US |
| Naitionality | American |
| Alma mater | Whitman College Varsity o Oregon Varsity o Minnesota |
| Kent for | Transistor |
| Awairds | Stuart Ballantine Medal (1952) Nobel Prize in Pheesics (1956) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Pheesics, Electronic ingineerin |
| Institutions | Whitman College Bell Laboratories |
| Doctoral advisor | John Torrence Tate, Sr. |
References
eedit- ↑ "Walter H. Brattain". IEEE Global History Network. IEEE. Archived frae the original on 19 Mairch 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.