George C. Pimentel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George C. Pimentel

Chemist, academic

Date of Birth: 02-May-1922

Place of Birth: California, United States

Date of Death: 18-Jun-1989

Profession: chemist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

George Claude Pimentel (May 2, 1922 – June 18, 1989) was the inventor of the chemical laser.
He also developed the technique of matrix isolation in low-temperature chemistry.
In theoretical chemistry, he proposed the three-center four-electron bond which is now accepted as the best simple model of hypervalent molecules.
In the late 1960s, Pimentel led the University of California team that designed the infrared spectrometer for the Mars Mariner 6 and 7 missions that analyzed the surface and atmosphere of Mars.An alumnus of University of California, Los Angeles (B.S.
1943) and University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.
1949), Pimentel began teaching at Berkeley in 1949, where he remained until his death in 1989.