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Walter Houser Brattain

1902-02-10 – 1987-10-13

Walter H. BrattainCredit: Nobel foundation

Life & Legacy

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.

Occupation & Career

physicist, inventor

Education

Whitman College; University of Oregon; University of Minnesota; Queen Anne High School; Tonasket High School; University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Nobel Prize in Physics; Stuart Ballantine Medal; John Scott Award; National Inventors Hall of Fame; Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

John Scott Award · National Inventors Hall of Fame · Nobel Prize in Physics · Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award · Stuart Ballantine Medal

Employer

Whitman College

Organizations & Memberships

American Academy of Arts and Sciences · American Association for the Advancement of Science · American Physical Society · National Academy of Sciences

Education & Institutions

Queen Anne High School · Tonasket High School · University of Minnesota · University of Oregon · University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences · Whitman College