William Shockley quotes
William Shockley was an American physicist and inventor, best known as one of the co-inventors of the transistor. His work fundamentally transformed the field of electronics and paved the way for modern computing. He also became a controversial figure later in life due to his views on genetics and intelligence. Here are 5 of his quotes:
If you take a bale of hay and tie it to the tail of a mule and then strike a match and set the bale of hay on fire, and if you then compare the energy expended shortly thereafter by the mule with the energy expended by yourself in the striking of the match, you will understand the concept of amplification.
William Shockley
I had one experience which gave me some slant on the way large organizations run. I was not allowed to take spherical trigonometry because I'd sprained my ankle. Because I'd sprained my ankle I had an incomplete in gym, phys ed. And the rule was that if you had an incomplete in anything, you were not allowed to take an overload. I argued with some clerical person in the administration office, and was stopped there. It's an experience which I've remembered since, and advised people not to be stopped at the first point.
William Shockley
William Shockley
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Occupation: American Physicist
Born: February 13, 1910
Died: August 12, 1989
Quotes count: 5
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