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William Shockley (Britannica)

Britannica

Encyclopaedia Britannica's biography of William Shockley, backing both his own scientist entity and the Transistor instrument's description of his role and his later career.

Facts
Publisher
Encyclopaedia Britannica
URL
https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shockley
Source Type
encyclopedia
Reliability Tier
1
General encyclopedia with editorial review; standard tertiary reference.
Claims Backed By This Source (15 claims)

This source backs 15 claims across the atlas. As facts: 11 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Scientists, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
  • Instruments, 3 claims: 2 connected, 1 general references.

Well-attested

11

Connected

2

Instruments

General References

2

Instruments

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