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Walter Brattain

Amoy, USA; Feb 10, 1902

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Walter Brattain had the hands. Give him the direction and he could build anything. He was a solid physicist who had a good understanding of theory, but his strength was in physically constructing experiments. Working with the ideas of William Shockley and John Bardeen, Brattain's hands built the first transistor.