Don Herbert, who as television’s “Mr. Wizard” introduced generations of young viewers to the joys of science, died Tuesday of bone cancer in Bell Canyon, Calif. He was 89. “He really taught kids how ...

Before the sum totality of human knowledge was available in the palm of your hand, and subsequently ignored for the latest cat video, scientists took to television to demonstrate kid-friendly ...

Good morning. I'm Renee Montagne. We remember now the man baby boomers know as Mr. Wizard. Don Herbert died yesterday in suburban Los Angeles. He was 89. His TV show, "Watch Mr. Wizard," was produced ...

You may not remember [Mr. Wizard], but he was a staple of nerd kids over a few decades, teaching science to kids via the magic of television. The Computer History Archives Project has a partially ...

Long before Ben Heck brought his brand of science to Internet television, Don Herbert (1917-2007) as Mr. Wizard brought general science experiments to broadcast television and later to cable. Aired on ...

Watch Mr. Wizard was an American television program for children that demonstrated the science behind ordinary things. The show's creator and on-air host was Don Herbert. Marcel LaFollette said of the ...

Don Herbert inspired many baby boomers as children and sparked an interest in science through his long-running "Mr. Wizard" television show in the 1950s and '60s.

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MATHERVILLE -- Heather Dailide, Mr. Wizard's official assistant, ``blew the lid'' off with two ``explosive'' performances Wednesday for fifth- and sixth-graders at Matherville Grade School. Literally.

LOS ANGELES - 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 ...

Don Herbert, known as Mr. Wizard, died Tuesday in suburban Los Angeles. He was 89. His TV show, Watch Mr. Wizard, was produced from 1951 to 1964. He taught millions of kids to think like scientists.

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