Mulliken

American  

[muhl-i-kuhn] / ˈmʌl ɪ kən /

noun

1. Robert Sanderson 1896–1986, U.S. chemist and physicist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1966.

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Mulliken British  

/ ˈmʌlɪkən /

noun

1. Robert Sanderson. 1896–1986, US physicist and chemist, who won the Nobel prize for chemistry (1966) for his work on bonding and the electronic structure of molecules

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Example Sentences

“Berlin feels a little bit like if you were to take San Francisco from 1999 and move it forward,” said John Mulliken, who runs Wayfair.com W 5.31 % ’s international operations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2015

Bill Mulliken, a little-known college swimmer who outpaced national champions and the world-record holder in the 200-meter breaststroke to win gold in the 1960 Olympic Games, died on Thursday in Chicago.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2014

The theory of chemical bonding achieved its pinnacle in the development of quantum chemistry by pioneers like Linus Pauling, Robert S. Mulliken, John S. Slater, John Pople and Walter Kohn.

From Scientific American • Jul. 3, 2013

Massages–Joss & Main, Wellness is the hot word in employee perks, and John Mulliken, general manager and co-founder is a big believer.

From Time • Apr. 10, 2013

The seventh patent issued by the United States, to Samuel Mulliken of Philadelphia, was for a threshing machine.

From The Age of Invention : a chronicle of mechanical conquest by Thompson, Holland