Wednesday, June 13, 2007
THE WIZ
Don Herbert has died.
Don Herbert, ‘Mr. Wizard’ to Science Buffs, Dies at 89
Buffs. I don't know where they get that.
Don Herbert kept millions of kids interested in science by presenting a program that never pandered or talked down. He showed how things worked and his whole tone was one that assured you that you would 'get it'.
I can hear his voice now, as I type.
I know that he was instrumental in my interest in science. That got me to MIT. MIT got me out in the world, not so much with science as with the scientific method of thinking and a sharpened ability to problem solve.
I owe him a personal debt.
I just bought a book that Don Herbert would approve of: The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science.
Lifetime interest.
Don Herbert.
