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Definition of Shockley
1. Noun. United States physicist (born in England) who contributed to the development of the electronic transistor (1910-1989).
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Literary usage of Shockley
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians: The Leaders and Representative Men in by E. Polk Johnson, Lewis Publishing Company (1912)
"William H. Shockley, Sr., was one of the most substantial citizens in ... James B.
Shockley, grandfather of John Wesley Shockley, was born on' the i6th of ..."
2. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1910)
"Shockley, . . 274 The Wilfley Table, II. By ROBERT H. RICHARDS 303 The Future
Gold-Output of Colombia. ..."
3. Transactions of the International Engineering Congress, 1915 (1916)
"By WILLIAM H. Shockley Mem. Min. & Met. Soc. of America, Mem. Inst. Min. & Met.
of London, Mem. AIME, FRGS Palo Alto, Calif., USA INTRODUCTION. ..."
4. Poets and Poetry of Indiana: A Representative Collection of the Poetry of by Benjamin Strattan Parker (1900)
"JOHN W. Shockley. ONCE, yearly, as earth coasts the rim Of wide celestial seas,
We hail the shores of Dreamland dim, Whence many a summer breeze With ..."
5. L.R.A. as Authorities: Including the Citations of Each Case as Precedent, (1 by Lawyers' reports annotated, United States Supreme Court (1914)
"Shockley, 64 LRA 538, which holds property owner not liable for injuriée to
traveler due to obstructions placed by an independent contractor in front of his ..."
6. The Delaware State Directory and Gazetteer (1874)
"Shockley, Charles Shockley, Charles of J. Shockley, ... Elias Shockley, James M.
Shockley, Jesse Shockley, John Shockley, Joseph H. Shockley, ..."