Watch Mr. Wizard was an American television program for children that demonstrated the science behind ordinary things. The show's creator and on-air host was Don Herbert.

The children’s educational series Watch Mr. Wizard — which ended its original NBC run 60 years ago, on June 27, 1965 — introduced countless TV viewers to the wonders of science. And that’s ...

Don Herbert, who as television's "Mr. Wizard" introduced generations of young viewers to the joys of science, died Tuesday of bone cancer in Bell Canyon, Calif. He was 89.

Beloved TV Science Teacher 'Mr. Wizard' Dies at 89 Don Herbert, better known as Mr. Wizard the beloved TV science teacher, died today at 89 after a long struggle with multiple myeloma.