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ˈʃɒk lishock·ley
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Princeton's WordNet
Shockley, William Shockley, William Bradford Shockleynoun
United States physicist (born in England) who contributed to the development of the electronic transistor (1910-1989)
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Shockley
Shockley is a surname.
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Shockley generally refers to William Bradford Shockley, an American physicist and inventor. He was one of the co-inventors of the transistor, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1956. The term "Shockley" could also refer to the Shockley diode equation in electronics, which describes the current-voltage characteristic of a diode.
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SHOCKLEY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shockley is ranked #2877 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Shockley surname appeared 12,504 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Shockley.
83.3% or 10,423 total occurrences were White.
11.5% or 1,445 total occurrences were Black.
2.2% or 278 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.8% or 236 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
0.5% or 73 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.3% or 48 total occurrences were Asian.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Shockley in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Shockley in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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