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Robert S. Mulliken Timeline
Created by
Aisling Callahan
⟶ Updated 11 Nov 2019 ⟶
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Born in Newburyport, MA
Graduated from Newburyport High School
Graduated from MIT with a Bachelors in Science
Received Ph.D. in chemistry from University of Chicago
Worked on molecular orbital theory with Friedrich Hund in Europe
Studied spectral lines of diatomic molecules and made first major discovery
Discovered a new model for molecular structure
Became a member of the National Academy of Sciences
Worked for the University of Chicago's branch of the Manhattan Project
Received Noble Prize in Chemistry
His wife died
Married Mary Helen Von Noe Later had two children, Lucia Maria Mulliken Heard and Valerie Noé Mulliken
Died in Arlington, Virginia
Developed a quantum-mechanical theory about how electron orbitals behave during the formation of molecules
The U.S. entered World War I
World War I ends
First atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima
William McKinley was inaugurated as president of the U.S.
Planck discovered the quantum nature of energy
Chadwick discovered the neutron
Einstein published the special theory of relativity
Heisenberg stated the uncertainty principle
Rutherford and Bohr described atomic structure
Watson and Crick describe the structure of the DNA molecule
Thomson conducted cathode ray experiments and discovered the electron
Great Depression starts
Great Depression ends
World War II begins
World War II ends
Korean War starts
Korean War ends
