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Millions of American children knew Don Herbert as Mr. Wizard, a TV regular from the 1950s even unto the 1980s.(The Week)(Obituary)

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* Millions of American children knew Don Herbert as Mr. Wizard, a TV regular from the 1950s even unto the 1980s. Herbert was a bomber pilot in WWII and a small-time actor before developing his first TV show, Watch Mr. Wizard, which ran from 1951 to 1965. The set-up was simple. He and a couple of child assistants would perform experiments with household objects, ...

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