Robert S. Mulliken Timeline
Atualizado 11 nov 2019
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Born in Newburyport, MAGraduated from Newburyport High SchoolGraduated from MIT with a Bachelors in ScienceReceived Ph.D. in chemistry from University of ChicagoWorked on molecular orbital theory with Friedrich Hund in EuropeStudied spectral lines of diatomic molecules and made first major discoveryDiscovered a new model for molecular structureBecame a member of the National Academy of SciencesWorked for the University of Chicago's branch of the Manhattan ProjectReceived Noble Prize in ChemistryHis wife diedMarried Mary Helen Von Noe
Later had two children, Lucia Maria Mulliken Heard and Valerie Noé MullikenDied in Arlington, VirginiaDeveloped a quantum-mechanical theory about how electron orbitals behave during the formation of moleculesThe U.S. entered World War IWorld War I endsFirst atomic bomb was dropped on HiroshimaWilliam McKinley was inaugurated as president of the U.S.Planck discovered the quantum nature of energyChadwick discovered the neutronEinstein published the special theory of relativityHeisenberg stated the uncertainty principleRutherford and Bohr described atomic structureWatson and Crick describe the structure of the DNA moleculeThomson conducted cathode ray experiments and discovered the electronGreat Depression startsGreat Depression endsWorld War II beginsWorld War II endsKorean War startsKorean War ends
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