Robert S. Mulliken

This article is about the Nobel laureate chemist. For Nobel laureate in physics, see Robert Andrews Millikan.
Robert Mulliken
Born
Robert Sanderson Mulliken

(1896-06-07)June 7, 1896
Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedOctober 31, 1986(1986-10-31) (aged 90)
Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
Alma materMIT
University of Chicago
Known forMolecular orbital theory
Quantum chemistry
Mulliken electronegativity
Mulliken population analysis
Awards
Scientific career
Fieldschemistry, physics

Robert Sanderson Mulliken ForMemRS[1] (June 7, 1896 – October 31, 1986) was an American physicist and 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.[2]

  1. ^ a b Longuet-Higgins, H. C. (1990). "Robert Sanderson Mulliken. 7 June 1896-31 October 1986". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 35: 328. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1990.0015.Note Longuet-Higgins' amusing title "Selected ploddings of Robert S Mulliken" for reference B238 1965 on page 354 of this Biographical Memoir. The title should be "Selected papers of Robert S Mulliken."
  2. ^ Platt, J. R. (1966). "1966 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry: Robert S. Mulliken". Science. 154 (3750): 745–747. Bibcode:1966Sci...154..745P. doi:10.1126/science.154.3750.745. PMID 17745979.