"Mr. Wizard" Dies at 89

Don Herbert, aka Mr. Wizard, with whom I grew up while watching him on TV, died today at age 89:

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.

I was just a little shaver in the '50's but I remember well Mr. Wizard's show. He didn't disappear after his TV shows did; he always popped up here and there. You can access his personal website here.

Mr. Wizard was one of the good guys!