Frequently, I have been asked if an experiment I have planned is pure or applied science; to me it is more important to know if the experiment will yield new and probably enduring knowledge about nature. If it is likely… — William Shockley Copy Share Image
“It has today occurred to me that an amplifier using semiconductors rather than vacuum is in principle possible. [Laboratory notebook, 29 Dec 1939.]” — William Shockley Copy Share Image
The major cause for American Negroes intellectual and social deficits is hereditary and racially genetic in origin and thus not remedial to a major… — William Shockley Copy Share Image
I am overwhelmed by an irresistible temptation to do my climb by moonlight and unroped. This is contrary to all my rock climbing teaching… — William Shockley Copy Share Image
Nature has color-coded groups of individuals so that statistically reliable predictions of their adaptability to intellectually rewarding and effective lives can easily be made… — William Shockley Copy Share Image
Frequently, I have been asked if an experiment I have planned is pure or applied science; to me it is more important to know… — William Shockley Copy Share Image
“It has today occurred to me that an amplifier using semiconductors rather than vacuum is in principle possible. [Laboratory notebook, 29 Dec 1939.]” — William Shockley Copy Share Image
If you take a bale of hay and tie it to the tail of a mule and then strike a match and set the… — William Shockley Copy Share Image
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