1. Shockley - Noun
2. Shockley - Proper noun
United States physicist (born in England) who contributed to the development of the electronic transistor (1910-1989)
Source: WordNet... I can't work well under the conditions at Bell Labs. Walter and I are looking at a few questions relating to point-contact transistors, but Shockley keeps all the interesting problems for himself. John Bardeen
After receiving his doctorate, Shockley joined a research group headed by Clinton Davisson at Bell Labs in New Jersey. Source: Internet
His children are reported to have learned of his death only through the print media. citation Dr. Shockley is interred at Alta Mesa Memorial Park in Palo Alto, California. Source: Internet
Crystal Fire p.277 Death Shockley died in 1989 of prostate cancer at age 79. citation By the time of his death he was almost completely estranged from most of his friends and family, except his second wife, the former Emmy Lanning (1913–2007). Source: Internet
Bardeen was a member of a Solid State Physics Group, led by William Shockley and chemist Stanley Morgan. Source: Internet
Carefully restricted internal conferences within Bell Labs shared information about the work of Brattain, Bardeen, Shockley and others who were engaged in related research. Source: Internet