John Emmit Wessel

March 8, 1942 - July 6, 2016 John E. Wessel, 74, a laser spectroscopist who investigated the interaction of light and matter, died in his Palos Verdes home, of brain cancer. Born in Los Angeles to John B. Wessel, M.D., and Lucy Wessel, a teacher, he earned a BS in chemistry from UCLA and a PhD...