A moment of silence please

I LOVED his show. I am saddened by his passing. He lived a long
life and enlightened thousands if not millions.

Don Herbert, 89; TV's 'Mr. Wizard'

from the Los Angeles Times (Registration Required)

Don Herbert, who explained the wonderful world of science to millions of
young baby boomers on television in the 1950s and '60s as "Mr.
Wizard" and
did the same for another generation of youngsters on the Nickelodeon
cable
TV channel in the 1980s, died Tuesday. He was 89.

...A low-key, avuncular presence who wore a tie and white dress shirt
with
the sleeves rolled up, Herbert launched his weekly half-hour science
show
for children on NBC in 1951. Broadcast live from Chicago on Saturdays
the
first few years and then from New York City, "Watch Mr. Wizard" ran
for 14
years.

Herbert used basic experiments to teach scientific principles to his TV
audience via an in-studio guest boy or girl who assisted in the
experiments. ...By 1955, there were about 5,000 Mr. Wizard Science Clubs
nationwide, with more than 100,000 members.

To read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-

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