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Shockley diode

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Shockley diode

Summary

Shockley diode ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Shockley diode is credited with the discovery of William Shockley[2].
  • Shockley diode's image is recorded as Dinistori 2n102g.jpg[3].
  • William Shockley is named after Shockley diode[4].
  • Shockley diode's GND ID is recorded as 4524410-8[5].
  • Shockley diode's subclass of is recorded as semiconductor diode[6].
  • Shockley diode's Commons category is recorded as Shockley diodes[7].
  • Shockley diode's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/055c6bf[8].
  • Shockley diode's different from is recorded as Schottky diode[9].
  • Shockley diode's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 205318036[10].

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Works and Contributions

Shockley diode is credited with the discovery of William Shockley[2].

Why It Matters

Shockley diode ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

William Shockley

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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