were included for the discovery of the point-contact transistor; Shockley for the development of the junction transistor. Walter Brattain is credited as having said, when told of the award, "I certainly appreciate the honor. It is a great satisfaction to have done something in life and to have been recognized for it in this way. However, much of my good fortune comes from being in the right place, at the right time, and having the right sort of people to work with." Each of the three gave a lecture. Brattain spoke on Surface Properties of Semiconductors, Bardeen on Semiconductor Research Leading to the Point Contact Transistor, and Shockley on Transistor Technology Evokes New Physics. Brattain later collaborated with P. J. Boddy and P. N. Sawyer on several papers on electrochemical processes in living matter. He became interested in blood clotting after his son required heart surgery. He also collaborated with Whitman chemistry professor David Frasco, using phospholipid bilayers as a model to study the surface of living cells and their absorption processes. Teaching Brattain taught at Harvard University as a visiting lecturer in 1952 and at Whitman College as a visiting lecturer in 1962 and 1963, and a visiting professor beginning in 1963. Upon formally retiring from Bell Laboratories in 1967, he continued to teach at Whitman, becoming an adjunct professor in 1972. He retired from teaching in 1976 but continued to be a consultant at Whitman. At Whitman, the Walter Brattain Scholarships are awarded on a merit basis to "entering students who have achieved high academic excellence in their college preparatory work." All applicants for admission are considered for the scholarship, which is potentially renewable for four years. Awards and honors Walter Brattain has been widely recognized for his contributions. Awards Stuart Ballantine Medal of the Franklin Institute, 1952 (jointly with Dr. John Bardeen) John Scott Medal, 1954 (jointly with Dr. John Bardeen) Nobel Prize in Physics, 1956 (jointly with Dr. John Bardeen and Dr. William B. Shockley) Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, 1974 Memberships National Academy of Sciences Franklin Institute American Physical Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences American Association for the Advancement of Science. commission on semiconductors of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics Naval Research Advisory Committee Honorary degrees Doctor of Science, Portland University, 1952 Whitman College, 1955 Union College, 1955 (jointly with Dr. John Bardeen) University of Minnesota, 1957