Shockley, William, 1910-1989-
William Shockley papers, 1860-1988 (bulk 1940-1988).
Papers of William Shockley. Topics include importance of genetic factors in intelligence, over-population and birth control, eugenics, student unrest (particularly incidents at Stanford), environmental issues (specifically air pollution), and requests for Shockley to speak and for reprints of his articles. Also included are the personal papers of May Bradford Shockley, Shockley's mother, which date back to her youth in California.
Professor of engineering at Stanford (1958-1975; emeritus 1975- ). Major affiliations: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bell Labortories, and Stanford University. Shockley was co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics (1956).
Shockley, William, 1910-1989
Stanford University -- Students -- Political activity.
Air pollution
Birth control.
Eugenics.
Genetics.
Solid state physics.
Transistors.
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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Stanford, CA 94305, USA