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Robert S. Mulliken

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Robert S. Mulliken

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Also known as Robert Sanderson Mulliken, R. S. Mulliken

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

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Robert S. Mulliken was born on June 7, 1896, and died on October 31, 1986. He was a recipient of the Nobel Prize, with a recorded count of one award.

His work is recognized in several institutional collections. These include the Royal Society collection, the Nobel Laureates collection, the Nobel Chemistry collection, and the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1966

    “for his fundamental work concerning chemical bonds and the electronic structure of molecules by the molecular orbital method”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Newburyport
Place of death
Arlington County
Educated at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Employer
New York University
Languages spoken
English language
Award
Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry
Notable work
molecular orbital theory
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctoral advisor
William Draper Harkins
Doctoral student
Leona Woods
Field of work
theoretical chemistry
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Mulliken,Robert 1929 Chicago.jpg
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member of
American Physical Society
Commons category
Robert Mulliken
date of birth
1896-06-07
date of death
1986-10-31
nominated for
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
name in native language
Robert Sanderson Mulliken
cause of death
heart failure
different from
Robert A. Millikan
manner of death
natural causes
interested in
physics
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Encyclopedic overview

Robert Sanderson Mulliken (June 7, 1896 – October 31, 1986) was an American physical chemist, primarily responsible for the early development of molecular orbital theory, i.e. the elaboration of the molecular orbital method of computing the structure of molecules. Mulliken received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1966 and the Priestley Medal in 1983.

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