Broken Genius: The Rise and Fall of William Shockley, Creator of the Electronic Age (Macmillan Science) cover
Broken Genius: The Rise and Fall of William Shockley, Creator of the Electronic Age (Macmillan Science)
by J. Shurkin
ISBN: 0230551920
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dekhn · 2020-09-05 · Original thread
IIRC https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004RTH6WK (about Robert Noyce) covers it in some detail. And I'm sure it's documented in more detail in https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Genius-Shockley-Electronic-Mac...

He did identify some very talented individuals but apparently was constantly slipping into paranoia and eugenics theory.