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]
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Born | Robert Sanderson Mulliken
June 7, 1896 Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | October 31, 1986 (aged 90) Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
Alma mater | MIT, University of Chicago |
Known for | molecular orbital theory |
Awards | Peter Debye Award (1963)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1966) ForMemRS (1967)[1] Priestley Medal (1983) |