PHYSICIST
William Shockley
1910 - 1989
William Shockley
William Bradford Shockley Jr. (February 13, 1910 – August 12, 1989) was an American inventor, physicist, and eugenicist. He was the manager of a research group at Bell Labs that included John Bardeen and Walter Brattain. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Shockley has received more than 1,991,672 page views. His biography is available in 84 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 78 in 2019). William Shockley is the 235th most popular physicist (down from 147th in 2019), the 631st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 454th in 2019) and the 24th most popular British Physicist.
William Shockley was most famous for his work in the development of the transistor, which is a device that can be used to amplify or switch electronic signals.
Memorability Metrics
2.0M
Page Views (PV)
63.12
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
84
Languages Editions (L)
4.76
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, William Shockley ranks 235 out of 851. Before him are Edme Mariotte, Makoto Kobayashi, Burton Richter, Joseph Plateau, Serge Haroche, and Horst Ludwig Störmer. After him are Rolf Maximilian Sievert, Leon M. Lederman, Henry Way Kendall, John Kendrew, Valentin Ceaușescu, and Bertram Brockhouse.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdme Mariotte
1620 - 1684
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 229
Makoto Kobayashi
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 230
Burton Richter
1931 - 2018
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 231
Joseph Plateau
1801 - 1883
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 232
Serge Haroche
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 233
Horst Ludwig Störmer
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 234
William Shockley
1910 - 1989
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 235
Rolf Maximilian Sievert
1896 - 1966
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 236
Leon M. Lederman
1922 - 2018
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 237
Henry Way Kendall
1926 - 1999
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 238
John Kendrew
1917 - 1997
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 239
Valentin Ceaușescu
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 240
Bertram Brockhouse
1918 - 2003
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 241
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1910, William Shockley ranks 36. Before him are Samuel Barber, Kurt Meyer, Jean Anouilh, Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, William Hanna, and Joseph Kasa-Vubu. After him are Robert van Gulik, Benzion Netanyahu, Meša Selimović, Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz, Diosdado Macapagal, and Edda Mussolini. Among people deceased in 1989, William Shockley ranks 40. Before him are Joris Ivens, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, Hermann Oberth, Michel Aflaq, Kōnosuke Matsushita, and Danilo Kiš. After him are John Cassavetes, Bruce Chatwin, Leon Festinger, Cornel Wilde, Jerzy Kukuczka, and Irving Berlin.
Others Born in 1910
Go to all RankingsSamuel Barber
COMPOSER
1910 - 1981
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 30
Kurt Meyer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1910 - 1961
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 31
Jean Anouilh
WRITER
1910 - 1987
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 32
Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2000
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 33
William Hanna
FILM DIRECTOR
1910 - 2001
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 34
Joseph Kasa-Vubu
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1969
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 35
William Shockley
PHYSICIST
1910 - 1989
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 36
Robert van Gulik
WRITER
1910 - 1967
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 37
Benzion Netanyahu
HISTORIAN
1910 - 2012
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 38
Meša Selimović
WRITER
1910 - 1982
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 39
Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1999
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 40
Diosdado Macapagal
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1997
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 41
Edda Mussolini
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1995
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 42
Others Deceased in 1989
Go to all RankingsJoris Ivens
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1989
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 34
Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
POLITICIAN
1941 - 1989
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 35
Hermann Oberth
ENGINEER
1894 - 1989
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 36
Michel Aflaq
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1989
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 37
Kōnosuke Matsushita
INVENTOR
1894 - 1989
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 38
Danilo Kiš
WRITER
1935 - 1989
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 39
William Shockley
PHYSICIST
1910 - 1989
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 40
John Cassavetes
ACTOR
1929 - 1989
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 41
Bruce Chatwin
WRITER
1940 - 1989
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 42
Leon Festinger
PSYCHOLOGIST
1919 - 1989
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 43
Cornel Wilde
ACTOR
1912 - 1989
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 44
Jerzy Kukuczka
MOUNTAINEER
1948 - 1989
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 45
Irving Berlin
COMPOSER
1888 - 1989
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 46
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Shockley ranks 631 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Savery (1650), John Newlands (1837), Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864), Alfonso de Portago (1928), Charles Laughton (1899), and Willibrord (658). After him are Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850), Alice Liddell (1852), John Bunyan (1628), Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild (1868), Julian Barnes (1946), and Kenneth MacAlpin (810).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsThomas Savery
INVENTOR
1650 - 1715
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 625
John Newlands
CHEMIST
1837 - 1898
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 626
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
NOBLEMAN
1864 - 1892
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 627
Alfonso de Portago
RACING DRIVER
1928 - 1957
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 628
Charles Laughton
ACTOR
1899 - 1962
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 629
Willibrord
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
658 - 739
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 630
William Shockley
PHYSICIST
1910 - 1989
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 631
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1942
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 632
Alice Liddell
INSPIRATION
1852 - 1934
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 633
John Bunyan
WRITER
1628 - 1688
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 634
Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1937
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 635
Julian Barnes
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 636
Kenneth MacAlpin
POLITICIAN
810 - 858
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 637
Among PHYSICISTS In United Kingdom
Among physicists born in United Kingdom, William Shockley ranks 24. Before him are Edward Victor Appleton (1892), John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (1842), Roger Penrose (1931), William Henry Bragg (1862), Henry Moseley (1887), and David J. Thouless (1934). After him are John Kendrew (1917), Patrick Blackett (1897), Brian Josephson (1940), Charles Wheatstone (1802), David Brewster (1781), and John Cockcroft (1897).
Edward Victor Appleton
1892 - 1965
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 18
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
1842 - 1919
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 19
Roger Penrose
1931 - Present
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 20
William Henry Bragg
1862 - 1942
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 21
Henry Moseley
1887 - 1915
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 22
David J. Thouless
1934 - 2019
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 23
William Shockley
1910 - 1989
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 24
John Kendrew
1917 - 1997
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 25
Patrick Blackett
1897 - 1974
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 26
Brian Josephson
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 27
Charles Wheatstone
1802 - 1875
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 28
David Brewster
1781 - 1868
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 29
John Cockcroft
1897 - 1967
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 30