As per our current Database, Walter Brattain has been died on Oct 13, 1987 (age 85).
When Walter Brattain die, Walter Brattain was 85 years old.
| Popular As | Walter Brattain |
| Occupation | Physicist |
| Age | 85 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Born | February 10, 1902 (China) |
| Birthday | February 10 |
| Town/City | China |
| Nationality | China |
Walter Brattain’s zodiac sign is Aquarius. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Walter Brattain was born in the Year of the Tiger. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Tiger are authoritative, self-possessed, have strong leadership qualities, are charming, ambitious, courageous, warm-hearted, highly seductive, moody, intense, and they’re ready to pounce at any time. Compatible with Horse or Dog.
American Physicist who co-invented, with John Bardeen and william Shockley, the transistor, a device used to amplify and switch electronic signals and electrical power. He won a Nobel Prize for his invention in 1956.
At 27 years of age he received his doctorate degree from the University of Minnesota.
Writers for the TV show 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' named a ship after him: the USS Brattain.
His first wife was Dr. Keren Gilmore; after her death he married Emma Jane Kirsch in 1958.
His work was financed by Bell Laboratories, founded by Alexander Graham Bell.
