# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/george-c-pimentel
# Generated: 2026-08-14T06:40:46.864Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/george-c-pimentel"
name: "George C. Pimentel"
slug: "george-c-pimentel"
description: "George Claude Pimentel was a preeminent chemist and researcher, the inventor of the chemical laser, who was also dedicated to science education and public service. He developed the technique of matrix isolation in low-temperature chemistry. He also developed time-resolved infrared spectroscopy to study radicals and other transient species. 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."
tagline: "American chemist and academic (1922-1989)"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1922-05-02"
deathDate: "1989-06-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             15
  historical:           10.68272266666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump