Walter Brattain
American physicist (1902–1987)
Died aged 85AquariusUnited States
Biography
Walter Houser Brattain ( BRAT-n; February 10, 1902 – October 13, 1987) was an American physicist who shared the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics with John Bardeen and William Shockley for their invention of the point-contact transistor. Brattain devoted much of his life to research on surface states.
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Career highlights
Employers / organisations
- Whitman College
Family
- Spouse(s)
- Keren Gilmore BrattainEmma Jane Miller
- Parents
- Ross Brattain
- Siblings
- Robert Brattain
Awards & honours (5)
- Nobel Prize in Physics
- Stuart Ballantine Medal
- John Scott Award
- National Inventors Hall of Fame
- Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award
Quick answers about Walter Brattain
- How old was Walter Brattain?
- Walter Brattain died on October 13, 1987 at the age of 85.
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- Walter Brattain was born on February 10, 1902.
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- Walter Brattain was born in Xiamen.
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- Walter Brattain's zodiac sign is Aquarius.
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- Walter Brattain is a citizen of United States.
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- Walter Brattain is known as physicist, inventor.
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- According to Wikidata, Walter Brattain's spouses include Keren Gilmore Brattain, Emma Jane Miller.
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