William Shockley

The Will to Think

Bo Lojek

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Springer Nature Switzerland AG
27 May 2021

Biography: science, technology & engineering; Evolution; Genetics (non-medical); Electrical engineering; Semi-conductors & super-conductors

Series: Springer Biographies

This book takes a fresh look at the work, thoughts, and life of 1956 Nobel Prize winner William B. Shockley. It reconstructs Shockley’s upbringing, his patriotic achievements during World War II, his contribution to semiconductor physics – culminating with the epoch-making invention of the transistor – and his views on the social issues of his time.

The author’s unparalleled access to Shockley’s personal documents provides insight into a colorful, yet controversial, man, and also sheds light on the attitudes of other prominent scientists of that era. Shockley was not only an outstanding scientist in his own right but also a fiercely independent thinker in perpetual search of the truth. His contributions to the field known today as microelectronics are enormous and unmatched. This book explores the critical facets of Shockley’s life, replete with never-before-published photos and excerpts from his private correspondence and personal notebooks.

The book also delves into Shockley’s views on genetics and human intelligence. It tells the story of a man beset by an unrelenting rationality, slandered by the popular media, and ultimately alienated by his peers. It discusses his controversial, although sometimes prescient, ideas regarding human genetics, putting these into the context of modern research findings.

Today, William Shockley is perhaps just as enigmatic as his work and accomplishments. The author presents a convincing argument that Shockley still has much to say about the issues of our age, and many of his ideas deserve evaluation in the public forum.

By: Bo Lojek
Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: 1st ed. 2021
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm,
Weight: 524g
ISBN: 9783030659578
ISBN 10: 3030659577
Series: Springer Biographies
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 27 May 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

History: An Engineering View.- About This Book .- Prologue: The Enigma of Shockley.- Mother and Father.- The Son Billy.- Jean and Emmy.- Bell Telephone Laboratories.- The Nuclear Reactor.- World War II Hero .- The Precursors of “Translating Apparatus”.- The “Three Electrode Circuit Element Utilizing Semiconductor Material” .- The Junction Transistor.- Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory.- Thinking About Thinking Improves Thinking .- Moral Philosophy as Applied Science.- Epilogue.- Appendix: Shockley’s Patents, Papers and Presentations.

Dr. Bo Lojek started his professional career of almost sixty years in the semiconductor industry in 1964 as a rubylith draftsman. He has designed or co-designed 25 bipolar and MOS manufacturing processes and holds over 100 patents. He is the author of the 2007 Springer book History of Semiconductor Engineering. He is one of the last scientific individualists, destined to die out in an age of teamwork and wireless collectivization.