Mr. Wizard (Don Herbert) died Saturday. I remember looking forward to every one of his shows, starting in the late '50s when I was a kid. He taught a lot of us baby boomers how to think, by making it engaging and fun.
Everyone I know has a short list of teachers they'll never forget, mostly for that very reason. Mine includes Mr. Brammel (shop), Mr. Miller (math), Mrs. Bowman (English), Miss Norris (math), Mr. Maiers (math), Prof. Charlie Brown (thermo), and the only one I never met in person, Mr. Wizard (science). I guess it's no coincidence that my favorite pastimes today are woodworking, writing, and science. Funny how that works, isn't it?
Goodbye Mr. Wizard; thanks for molding this mind into a better shape.
Is this the same Mr. Wizard who had a show on the Nickelodeon channel in the 1980's?
Posted by: Jimmy | 19 June 2007 at 13:45
Yes, same one.
Posted by: Steve | 19 June 2007 at 19:03