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[Robert S. Mulliken]. Theodore William Richards Gold and Silver Medals for Conspicuous Achievement in Chemistry.... (Total: 2 )
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[Robert S. Mulliken]. Theodore William Richards Gold and Silver Medals for Conspicuous Achievement in Chemistry. 1960.Gold medal with silver copy, each measuring 50 mm in diameter. Each with a bust of Theodore William Richards facing left on obverse, with his dates at bottom, and inscription: "THEODORE WILLIAM RICHARDS MEDAL"; signed "Dallin" (incuse) below bust. Reverse with laurel wreath around edges and inscription: "AWARDED FOR CONSPICUOUS ACHIEVEMENT IN CHEMISTRY BY THE NORTHEASTERN SECTION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY INC. TO ROBERT SANDERSON MULLIKEN / MAY 12, 1960."
The Theodore William Richards Medal, presented by the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society, honors outstanding achievement in chemistry and commemorates Theodore W. Richards, the first American recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Established in 1928, the medal is awarded biennially and traditionally presented in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Robert S. Mulliken received the award in 1960, recognized as the sixteenth honoree for his groundbreaking work in theoretical and physical chemistry. His research on molecular orbital theory and quantum mechanics had already established him as one of the foremost chemists of his time. Of the forty-seven scientists who have received the award, eleven-including Mulliken-are also Nobel Laureates.
Accompanying provenance materials include correspondence with Nobel Laureate Melvin Calvin and noted chemists Raymond Stevens and Charles D. Coryell; letters from the chemistry departments at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Indiana University regarding Mulliken's nomination and acceptance; four typed drafts of Mulliken's acceptance speech with typed and holographic corrections; and two copies of The Nucleus (Vol. XXXV, No. 9 and Vol. XXXVII, No. 8) featuring articles on the award.
Condition: Silver medal moderately tarnished and with a few light scuffs to obverse; gold medal fine. Condition of provenance material generally good, with occasional age-related wear, toning, or staining.
Provenance: From the personal collection of the 1966 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, Robert S. Mulliken; thence by descent.
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