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I decided that life rationally considered seemed pointless and futile, but it is still interesting i...

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Life of a Scientist: An Autobiographical Account of the Development of Molecular Orbital Theory

While it is never safe to affirm that the future of Physical Science has no marvels in store even mo...

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Robert S. Mulliken

Physicist

Born: 1896-06-07

Died: 1986-10-31

Robert Sanderson Mulliken (June 7, 1896 – October 31, 1986) was an American physical 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.More