
Also known as Walter Brattain
American physicist (1902–1987)
Walter Houser Brattain was an American physicist who lived from 1902 to 1987 and made important contributions to the field of solid-state physics. Though the context provided doesn't specify his particular achievements, his work during this era was significant enough to establish him as a notable figure in twentieth-century physics.
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Walter Houser Brattain (/ˈbrætn/ 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.
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