Mr. Wizard (Don Herbert) Died Today. He was 89.

What I didn’t know was that he didn’t just have the show on Nickelodian in the 80’s, he had another show in the early 50’s. It was the same type of show.

He got more people interested in science than most people, and I think everyone who watched his show was instantly hooked. Personally, I use to crave watching his show as a kid. Wish there was a way to watch them again as an adult, now that I could really, really understand the science behind everything. I think the first pass around I was too young to truly appreciate hydraulics or thermodynamics.

Coming soon, as a tribute to Don Herbert, will be an optical illusion inspired by an episode of Mr. Wizard that I still remember to this day.

Think about it, without Mr. Wizard, you might not have been reading this!

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-ex-herbert12jun13,0,4867128.story?coll=la-home-center