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'Mr. Wizard' Don Herbert dies at 89
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  Posted: Fri Jun 15th, 2007 12:01 am

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I used to watch this guy and do some of his experiments when I was a wee tot!  Before I could even read I was watching his show and doing science!



'Mr. Wizard' Don Herbert dies at 89

LOS ANGELES -- Don Herbert, who as television's "Mr. Wizard" introduced generations of young viewers to the joys of science, died Tuesday. He was 89. Herbert, who had bone cancer, died at his suburban Bell Canyon home, said his son-in-law, Tom Nikosey.

"He really taught kids how to use the thinking skills of a scientist," said former colleague Steve Jacobs. He worked with Herbert on a 1980s show that echoed the original 1950s "Watch Mr. Wizard" series, which became a fond baby boomer memory.

In "Watch Mr. Wizard," which was produced from 1951 to 1964 and received a Peabody Award in 1954, Herbert turned TV into an entertaining classroom. On a simple, workshop-like set, he demonstrated experiments using household items.



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  Posted: Fri Jun 15th, 2007 12:42 am

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he died for the sake of some idiots belief in the science of liability.

no such show would dare to market itself these daze.


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That is just fjucking great corvus, as if I wasn't sad enough, you have to add depression to the mix.  The next time I see a Liability Lawyer John Edwards type d-bag I going to punch him. 

Don Herbert rocked! He was full of awesome, inspiration, and win.

 





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