As far as "Wheeler stories," I can only say that he was one of the most caring professors that I met at Caltech. Without his patience and support I never could have completed the PhD requirements. I went through a divorce while his student. He was very personally concerned about my welfare. I dearly loved the man. He truly wanted all of us to "get out into the environment" and see it for ourselves. Hence he supported my learning both SCUBA and aircraft pilot training (I was doing a thesis that related to remote sensing of the kelp beds and water pollution from aircraft and spacecraft). Hope this little bit us useful.


Lee Peterson
Caltech degrees: BS '64, MS '66, and Ph.D. '74