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Robert S. Mulliken

Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry 1966
Robert S. Mulliken — Nobel Prize
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Chemistry 1966
Born : 1896-06-07 — Newburyport, MA, USA
Died : 1986-10-31
“for his fundamental work concerning chemical bonds and the electronic structure of molecules by the molecular orbital method”
Chemistry · 1966
Robert S. Mulliken, born on June 7, 1896, in Newburyport, Massachusetts, was a renowned American chemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1966 for his fundamental work concerning chemical bonds and the electronic structure of molecules by the molecular orbital method. Mulliken significantly contributed to the understanding of quantum chemistry and influenced the development of modern chemistry. He passed away on October 31, 1986.

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Who is Robert S. Mulliken?
Robert S. Mulliken, born on June 7, 1896, in Newburyport, Massachusetts, was a renowned American chemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1966 for his fundamental work concerning chemical bonds and the electronic structure of molecules by the molecular orbital method. Mulliken significantly contributed to the understanding of quantum chemistry and influenced the development of modern chemistry. He passed away on October 31, 1986.
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1966 — Chemistry
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