Don Herbert, TV's Mr. Wizard, died this week.
From 1951 through 1964, Herbert's show, "Watch Mr. Wizard," aroused the curiosity of children and demystified scientific principles on a set built like a simple workshop. Adopting an informal style, Herbert used familiar household items such as cans, straws, and paper plates in his lab experiments. Boys and girls served as his on-air assistants.Many children "learned" about the "facts" of science from this gentleman. Mr. Wizard used his television programs in order to "teach" kids about the "benefits" of science. He made science look easy. Of course it looked easy, it is after all all based on theories. For some, science answers everything, however, science was not able to intervene when God came calling. May God have mercy on his soul.
The show was briefly revived in the 1970s, and then again in the 1980s, after Herbert revamped it for the Nickelodeon channel.
