Robert S. Mulliken

American physicist, chemist and botanical collector (1896 - 1986)

Robert Sanderson Mulliken (June 7, 1896 – October 31, 1986) was an American physicist and chemist. He was responsible for the early development of molecular orbital theory.[1]

Robert Mulliken
BornRobert Sanderson Mulliken

June 7, 1896

Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedOctober 31, 1986 (aged 90) Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
Alma materMIT, University of Chicago
Known formolecular orbital theory
AwardsPeter Debye Award (1963)

Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1966) ForMemRS (1967)[1]

Priestley Medal (1983)

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  1. "Robert Sanderson Mulliken | American chemist and physicist | Britannica".