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John R. Pierce
John R. Pierce
Pulse code modulation co-developer
William Shockley
William Shockley
Transistor co-inventor
John Bardeen
John Bardeen
Transistor co-inventor
Walter Brattain
Walter Brattain
Transistor co-inventor
Richard Hamming
Richard Hamming
Pioneering mathematician
Dawon Kahng
Dawon Kahng
MOSFET co-inventor
Gerald Pearson
Gerald Pearson
Solar cell co-inventor
Ruth A. Weiss
Ruth A. Weiss
Programming language innovator
Daryl Chapin
Daryl Chapin
Solar cell co-inventor
Calvin Souther Fuller
Calvin Souther Fuller
Solar cell co-inventor
Rudolf Kompfner
Rudolf Kompfner
Wave transmission and amplification innovator
Mohamed M. Atalla
Mohamed M. Atalla
MOSFET co-inventor
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
Co-developer of the basis for laser science
Walter Lincoln Hawkins
Walter Lincoln Hawkins
Polymer chemistry pioneer
Maurice Karnaugh
Maurice Karnaugh
Developed pulse code modulation at Bell Labs
William Gardner Pfann
William Gardner Pfann
Bell Labs materials scientist
Joybubbles
Joybubbles
Early phone phreak

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