What is Robert S. Mulliken?
'''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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-S-Mulliken | title=Robert Sanderson Mulliken &#124; American chemist and physicist &#124; Britannica }}</ref> {{Infobox person | name = Robert Mulliken | birth_date = Robert Sanderson Mulliken June 7, 1896 Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S. | death_date = 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) | Scientific Career = }} == References == {{reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mulliken, Robert S.}} [[Category:1896 births]] [[Category:1986 deaths]] [[Category:Scientists from Virginia]] [[Category:American chemists]] [[Category:American physicists]] {{US-bio-stub}}