How did you change the low -budget TV series in the fifties of science forever?

by Jonathan Clots
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Before the sum of human knowledge is available at the comfort of your hand, and later ignored it to get the latest CAT video, the scientists took to the TV to show experienced experiences of children and make learning enjoyable. It is possible that the first scientist to come to your mind is Bill Nai, the scientific man, but before the children start chanting “Bell! Bell!” Another low -key scientist was never raised his voice, and he spent contracts in children’s education: Mr. Wizard.

From 1951 to 1989, the Middle Western teacher without Herbert taught children the joy of science and discovery using everything that exists around their home. In this process, it affected multiple generations of successful scientists who helped pushing humanity to the future.

Dawn science on television

Don Herbert started hosting Watch Mr. Wizard In 1951, it was a simple offer on Saturday morning for 30 minutes, when he had experienced experiences. This included “geology”, one of his favorite personal episodes, in which he explained the creation of gold, silver and copper, along with nitric acid.

“Photography” was another of his preferences since 1958, and she taught me something or two in 2025 during the collapse of the flag behind taking pictures of the world around us. To say that the show was a successful blow to be less; The student’s revolution, which is studying a lot, has sparked the creation of scientific clubs throughout the country, changing how to teach science teachers, and winning endless prizes.

After observation, Mr. Wizard ended, Herbert continued to go

while Watch Mr. Wizard It ended in 1965, Herbert continued to teach and ended up hosting the series, The world of Mr. Wizard, on Nickelodion Throughout the 1980s. Update the original 1950 show, the revival of the eighties of the last century where it stopped, indicating experiments on the actors of children fascinated. The episodes included an explanation of how the phones work (it turns out, it is not magic), which may not be at home to how to make liquid nitrogen, and even amazing insight, “Why do we walk in circles when we get lost?”

Again, Don Herbert had a profitable formula, and Mr. Wizard became an icon for a new generation. The world of Mr. Wizard It seems strange today, but I remember that I am fascinated by his experiences, and I love it Mr. RogersHerbert knew how to talk to children the ideal way to attract your attention, listen, and do not feel that you are a lecturer in the chapter. This helped that he was not a trained teacher; He was a science actor, and he studied it during the college, but shortly after it came out, the Herbert’s profession took a sudden Italian destruction.

Mr. Wizard B-24 launcher in the fighting

When you see The world of Mr. Wizard And look at the patient, the quiet way he carried without Herbert himself, you have to understand that this was a man who flew the bombing duties B-24 during World War II. 57 combat missions, in fact.

Herbert returned to the home after World War II as a leader in the US Air Force. Watch Mr. Wizard teaches children about the corners and realized that this is the same mathematics that he used while targeting bombs in the Italian army.

The permanent without a permanent effect on the modern world

After canceling The world of Mr. WizardDon Herbert was truly Mr. Wizard not only for children all over the country, but scientists who have influenced children, and now they become leaders in their field. Bill Nay personally, the creditor, the treated master as affecting his career in science.

Others who have not heard of them before will continue to realize its influence on their career, with more than half of the science specialties in the 1960s and 1970s. Watch Mr. Wizard They also became interested in science. Myths, Adam Savage and Jimmy Heinen devoted an episode of Don Herbert after his death in 2007, admitting the influence that he had to choose to continue professions in science.

It is impossible to know the influence that Mr. Wizard has on science all over the world. For more than 40 years, without Herbert was always there, as he presented demonstrations and speeches, and help in educational programming, and above all, help enhance the feeling of curiosity and wonder in the world around us.

You can watch episodes from The world of Mr. Wizard on Pluto TV Or on Mr. Wizard’s World channel YouTube.

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