RIP Mr. Wizard

Television science teacher Don Herbert, more commonly known by the name Mr. Wizard, died this morning at the age of 89. I remember watching his show Mr Wizard’s World in middle school science class and being amazed that he never actually blew up a little kid. Mr. Wizard taught me about topics such as Newton’s Laws of Motion, how RADAR works, and the one-sided wonder that is a Möbius strip. Looking back I think my actual science teachers were just too lazy to teach me themselves. I remain indebted to Mr. Wizard however for sparking my lifelong fascination with science. So thanks Don!

Mr. Wizard’s obituary at LATimes.com

And here’s an old-school Nickelodeon commercial for Mr. Wizard’s World.