Robert Mulliken
- Born: June 7, 1896 (Newburyport, Massachusetts)
- Died: October 31, 1986 (Arlington, Virginia)
Education
- 1917: BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 1921: PhD, University of Chicago (Physical Chemistry)
Major Positions
- 1917–1918: United States Department of the Interior, Junior Chemical Engineer, Bureau of Mines
- 1919–1919: New Jersey Zinc Company, Assistant in Rubber Research
- 1921–1925: University of Chicago and Harvard University, NRC Fellow
- 1926–1928: New York University, Assistant Professor of Physics, Washington Square College
- 1928–1931: University of Chicago, Associate Professor of Physics
- 1931–1956: University of Chicago, Professor of Physics
- 1956–1961: University of Chicago, Professor of Physics
- 1961–1986: University of Chicago, Ernest DeWitt Burton Distinguished Service Professor of Physics and Chemistry
Other Positions
- 1942–1945: Manhattan Project, Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory, Researcher and Director, Editorial Work and Information
- 1952–1954: Oxford University, Fulbright Scholar
- 1955–1955: United States Embassy, London, Scientific Attaché
- 1965–1965: University of Amsterdam, Jan Van Geuns Visiting Professor
- 1965–1971: Florida State University, Distinguished Research Professor
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1941–1941: Member, Advisory Committee on Uranium Research, National Academy of Sciences
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1936: National Academy of Sciences, Member
- 1966: Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Archival Resources
University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center, Chicago, Illinois
Online Finding Aid
Oral History Interviews
- 1964: American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library and Archives
Resources on the Web
Published Resources
R. Stephen Berry, "Robert Sanderson Mulliken: 1896-1986", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
