Mr. Wizard dies at age 89

I learned of a very sad death today. Mr. Wizard, the man that made science not only tolerable but wicked fun, has passed away. As I am the science collector at SPL, I'm going to try to get my hands on a couple of episodes. Although the show stopped years ago, he helped me realize at a young age that science is all around us and, hell, it's fun!

The New York Times wrote an article, here's a snippet:

Don Herbert, who unlocked the wonders of science for youngsters of the 1950s and ’60s as television’s Mr. Wizard, died yesterday at his home in the Bell Canyon section of Los Angeles. He was 89.
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Mr. Herbert held no advanced degree in science, he used household items in his TV lab, and his assistants were boys and girls. But he became an influential showman-science teacher on his half-hour “Watch Mr. Wizard” programs, which ran on NBC from 1951 to 1965.
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After his children’s program went off the air, Mr. Herbert remained a presence in TV science programming with general-audience shows like “How About” and “Exploration.” NBC revived “Watch Mr. Wizard” for one year in the early ’70s. In the 1980s Mr. Herbert reprised his children’s shows with “Mr. Wizard’s World” on the Nickelodeon cable network.

Thanks for all the knowledge Mr. Wizard - you were one of the first that helped me realize how cool knowledge really is!