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Question : For which discovery did William Bradford Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain jointly receive the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1956?

Option 1: Discovery of transistor effect

Option 2: Discovery of thermionic emission

Option 3: Discovery of electromagnetic induction

Option 4: Discovery of receptors for temperature and touch


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Correct Answer: Discovery of transistor effect


Solution : The correct answer is the Discovery of the transistor effect.

The Nobel Prize for Physics in 1956 was jointly awarded to William Bradford, John Bardeen, and Walter Houser Brattain for their discovery of the transistor effect. They were awarded jointly for their research on semiconductors. John Bardeen is the only person who has been awarded the Nobel Prize in physics twice. He received the Nobel Prize in 1956 and again in 1972.

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