Switched has a new home! Huffpost Tech.

Click here to visit the new home of Switched!

Hot on HuffPost Tech:

See More Stories
AOL Tech

RIP Mr. Wizard 1917-2007

by Terrence O'Brien on June 13, 2007 at 09:41 AM

Mr. Wizard

TV icon Don Herbert, TV's Mr. Wizard, has passed. Herbert succumbed to bone cancer at the age of 89.

'Watch Mr. Wizard' began airing on NBC in 1951 and ran through 1964. It even won a Peabody award in 1954.
In 1983, Mr. Wizard was brought back by Nickelodeon as 'Mr. Wizard's World'.

The show put Herbert on a simple set that resembled a garage workshop. He used household items to perform experiments involving balloons, water, a jar -- things kids could find at home. Mr. Wizard was an obvious inspiration for later shows such as 'Bill Nye the Science Guy' and 'Beakman's World'.

He no doubt introduced millions of children to the world of science (including the Switched staff). Thanks, Don.

From Seattle Pi

Related links:

Tags: don herbert, DonHerbert, kids, kids show, KidsShow, mr. wizard, Mr.Wizard, science, show, tv

Add your comments

Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments.

When you enter your name and email address, you'll be sent a link to confirm your comment, and a password. To leave another comment, just use that password.

To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br /> tags.

HuffPost AOL Social News Most Popular