William Shockley is a notable contributor to the birth of Silicon Valley (along with many other factors). "Shockley's attempts to commercialize a new transisto

William Shockley is a notable contributor to the birth of Silicon Valley (along with many other factors). "Shockley's attempts to commercialize a new transistor design in the 1950s and 1960s led to California's "Silicon Valley" becoming a hotbed of electronics innovation."[1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shockley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shockley