Don Herbert, more popularly known as "Mr. Wizard" died today at the age of 89.
More after the flip...
Born July 10, 1917 in Waconia, Minnesota he was a 1940 graduate of LaCrosse State Teachers College and served as a U.S. Army Air Corps pilot during World War II where he flew a B-24 four engine bomber and completed 56 bombing missions over Northern Italy, Germany and Yugoslavia, thus earning him the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters.
After bouncing around and finding work as an actor, model and radio writer before starting "Watch Mr. Wizard" in Chicago in 1951.
Now I am not a science person by ANY means, but I always enjoyed watching his show as he not only introduced me to the joys of science, he introduced generation after generation of young viewers to the joys of science as well.
And because he made science fun and enjoyable he will be sorely missed...
And you can ignore the poll.