Rest in Peace Mr. Wizard

[doctorcurly]

One of my childhood heroes has passed into the great laboratory in the sky.

Mr. Wizard, I'm sorry I never wrote to tell you how much you meant to me.

Comments

[cristobat]

I saw that this morning as well. I remember being disappointed that my first chemistry teacher in middle school wasn't nearly as cool as Mr. Wizard.

A toast... TO SCIENCE!

[doctorcurly]

*raises glass*

[roivassusej]

Yeah he used to come on about 1/2 hour before the bus would arrive and I used to watch him everyday.

http://www.vidyaonline.net/arvindgupta/400wizard.pdf

[tanah]

so sad.

last night on "coast-to-coast with george norrie" (a crazed late night am talk show), he had a series of past interviews with Mr Wizard. Wow, that was a real trip.

[peshpeters]

I heard about this too today. What I didn't know was that he was really big in the 50s. I just knew him from Mr. Wizard's World on Nickelodeon.

[lordlothair]

Damn... He really is the reason I got into science to begin with, I remember always sitting and watching his show when I was little.