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Jun 13 2007 12:00am EDT

Hats Off To Mr. Wizard

TV's Mr. Wizard, Don Herbert, died yesterday. His show, Watch Mr. Wizard, aired from 1951 to 1964 -- prime years for influencing the personal computing generation, including the likes of Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Mitch Kapor and Scott McNealy.

You can watch a series of interviews with Herbert from 2005, on the Archive of American Television's site.

TechObserver-mrwizard-vertical.jpg (WATCH MR. WIZARD, Don Herbert, 1960s, 1951-1965) ...


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