Shockley watched the wealth and power go to ... Youth being the father of man Young William was a miserable child: ill-tempered, spoiled, almost uncontrollable, who made his doting parents ...

Founded in 1955, Shockley Semiconductor was the brainchild of William Shockley ... Shockley pulled together a team of talented young men who have been referred to as the greatest collection ...

William Shockley was born in London to American parents who were in England for several years on business. His father was a mining engineer and his mother a federal deputy surveyor of mineral lands.