Science · Technology · 1902–1987
Walter Houser Brattain — Age & Birthday
Born: 10 February 1902 · Died: 13 October 1987 · Age at death: 85
How old was Walter Houser Brattain when he died?
Walter Houser Brattain died aged 85. He was born on 10 February 1902 and died on 13 October 1987.
American physicist who co-invented the transistor
Did you know?He was born in China while his father was working there as a teacher and mining engineer.
Walter Houser Brattain ( 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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- Age at death
- 85
- Would be
- 124
- Years since death
- 39
- Born
- February 10, 1902 · Xiamen, People's Republic of China
- Died
- October 13, 1987
- Cause of death
- Alzheimer's disease
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Science, Technology
Family
- Father
- Ross Brattain
- Spouses
- Emma Jane Miller, Keren Gilmore Brattain
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