George Claude Pimentel (May 2, 1922 – June 18,
1989) was the inventor of the
chemical
laser. He also developed the modern technique of
matrix isolation in low-temperature
chemistry. In theoretical chemistry, he proposed the
three-centre four-electron
bond which is now accepted as the best simple model of
hypervalent molecules.
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.
Honours and awards
The George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education was named in his
honour, as well as the main chemistry lecture hall at Berkeley, 1
Pimentel Hall.
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