TV Science Guru "Mr. Wizard" Dies at 89

16. the world was a bit better with Mr. Wizard around. peace.

Posted at 10:29AM on Jun 13th 2007 by lisa

17. I loved the show too. For some reason though I was under the impression he died about 15 years ago.

Posted at 3:17PM on Jun 13th 2007 by Sydney Bristol

18. You were loved Mr. Wizard these kids today are so clueless as to how awesome you really were... I remember watching you on Nickelodeon... :)
RIP

Posted at 10:41AM on Jun 13th 2007 by Jess

19. Awww....I loved that show. I was sad to hear it last night :(

Posted at 1:06PM on Jun 13th 2007 by dani

20. Thanks for all the fun science, Mr. Wizard! RIP

Posted at 11:21AM on Jun 13th 2007 by U Can't B Serious

21. I remember Mr. Wizard. His show was great! I was saddened to hear about his passing and from bone cancer--which is a terrible form of cancer. I wish him and his family the best and they should rest assured that as a man Mr. Wizard did help make the world a better place. I hope TMZ takes time to send their condolences to his family.

Posted at 11:34AM on Jun 13th 2007 by la2004jr

22. As everyone has already said Mr. Wizard...You made science fun. I grew up with you and tuned in every single week day when I was a child. You were the first person to teach me that sound does need to travel before you can hear it by standing in a field with a child, whild having him stand at one end with a walkie talkie, while you stood on the other with one as well and fired a gun, showing that the sound could be heard through the walkie talkie before it actually reached the child. God bless you Mr. Wizard...there will never be another one like you. Rest in Piece old friend!

Posted at 11:37AM on Jun 13th 2007 by liquidaluminum

23. i specifically remember the centrifugal force experiment with the bucket full of water on the end of a cord, and how if you swing the bucket around in a circle the correct way then the water won't spill out. i had a few wet attempts to duplicate that experiment before i finally got it right. also, that you can only fold a piece of paper a certain number (i think 5) times, and the size of the paper doesn't matter (as evidenced by attempting it with a piece of paper the size of a room).

Posted at 11:39AM on Jun 13th 2007 by amy

24. This is truely sad. One of the few people featured on TMZ that will truely be missed. He taught many children for many years including myself

Posted at 11:43AM on Jun 13th 2007 by debbie

25. Mr. Wizard is an icon!

His show was - and still is - superior to any of the tween babble that is now on Nickelodeon.
He'll be missed!

Posted at 11:47AM on Jun 13th 2007 by Nicks

26. Bless Don Herbert, "Mr. Wizard" an icon from an earlier time in television and when life was less complicated and more innocent.

http://indefatigable-indolence.org/blog1/?p=132

Posted at 12:23PM on Jun 13th 2007 by Big Fella

27. Who knows how many scientists Mr. Wizard gave to the world just by being a decent human being? Thank-you for making the world a better place.

Posted at 12:30PM on Jun 13th 2007 by Positive Force

28. I loved Saturday morning TV when I was a kid, and I loved Mr. Wizard the best. His was the first show that ever made me wish for hour-long segments of anything; I was always so bummed out when the end credits rolled. He treated kids like people and was never condescending or patronizing, and he rewarded curiosity and independent thought while still managing to hold the show together. I wanted all of my teachers to be like Mr. Wizard.
I hope that there's a heaven, and I hope that Mr. Wizard is there.

Posted at 3:22AM on Jun 26th 2007 by zut

29. No! :( I used to watch mr. wizard while eating my oatmeal before school! I'll miss him!

Posted at 12:52PM on Jun 13th 2007 by Valerie

30. A real class act, and a natural.

Thankyou, Mr. Wizard.

Posted at 1:54PM on Jun 13th 2007 by Go Figure