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What did William Shockley's semiconductor do?
The first working transistor was a point-contact transistor invented by William Shockley, Walter Houser Brattain and John Bardeen at Bell Labs in 1947.
What year was the semiconductor made?
The first working transistor was a point-contact transistor invented by John Bardeen, Walter Houser Brattain and William Shockley at Bell Labs in 1947.

Question: Did he win any awards for this?
Self-contained rewrite: Did William Shockley win any awards for semiconductors?