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Herbert was a General Science and English major at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse who was interested in drama, until his career as an actor was interrupted by World War II when he joined the United States Army as a Private. He later became an officer and joined the United States Army Air Corps and became a B-24 bomber pilot who flew 56 missions with the Fifteenth Air Force and participated in the invasion of Italy. When Herbert was discharged in 1945 he was a Captain and had earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters. The University of Wisconsin–La Crosse (also known as UW–La Crosse, La Crosse, or UW-L) is a public university located in northern La Crosse, Wisconsin and is part of the University of Wisconsin System. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000,000 Total dead: 50,000,000 Military dead: 8,000,000 Civilian dead: 4,000,000 Total dead 12,000,000 World War II (abbreviated WWII), or the Second World War, was a worldwide conflict... The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States armed forces and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to Nato Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in). ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American bomber that was produced in greater numbers than any other American combat aircraft during the World War II and was used by most of the Allied air forces during the war. ... Activated on November 1, 1943, the Fifteenth Air Force was established as part of the U.S. Army Air Force in the World War II Mediterranean Theater of Operations as a strategic air force and commenced combat operations the day after it was formed. ... Please see Captain for other uses of the term Captain is a military rank used in nearly every army and navy of the world. ... The Distinguished Flying Cross. ... The Air Medal is a military decoration of the United States which was established by Executive Order 9158, signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt, on May 11, 1942. ... Bronze and Silver oak leaf clusters An Oak leaf cluster is a common device which is placed on military awards and decorations to denote those who have received more than one bestowal of a particular decoration. ...

After the war, Herbert worked at a radio station in Chicago where he acted in children's programs such as It's Your Life (1949) that was a documentary health series. It was during this time that Herbert formulated the idea of Mr. Wizard and a general science experiments show that utilized the new medium of television. Herbert's idea was accepted by the Chicago NBC station and the series Watch Mr. Wizard premiered on March 3, 1951. The weekly 30 minute show featured Herbert as Mr. Wizard with a young assistant who watched while Herbert performed interesting science experiments. The experiments, many of which seemed impossible at first glance, were usually simple enough to be re-created by viewers. The show was very successful. 547 live episodes were created before it was canceled in 1965. Herbert won a Peabody Award for his work on the program. Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, City of the Big Shoulders, The 312, The City that Works Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837  - Mayor... Its Your Life may refer to: Its Your Life, a childrens radio program in the 1940s that starred, among others, Don Herbert aka Mr. ... NBC (an abbreviation for National Broadcasting Company, its former corporate name) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Watch Mr. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The George Foster Peabody Awards, more commonly referred to as the Peabody Awards, are annual international awards given for excellence in radio and television broadcasting and cable television. ...

After his show was canceled, Herbert produced films for junior and senior high schools, wrote several books on science, and developed a 1969 Mr. Wizard Science Center located outside Boston, which no longer exists. Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ...

The show Watch Mr. Wizard was briefly revived by NBC in the 1971-1972 season. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

In 1983 Herbert developed Mr. Wizard's World, a faster-paced version of his show that was shown three times a week on the cable channel Nickelodeon. The show ran until 1990, and reruns were shown until 2000, making it the longest running show on Nickelodeon. Donald Jeffry Herbert (born July 10, 1917 in Waconia, Minnesota), better known as Mr. ... This article is about the TV channel. ... Rerun van Pelt is the name of Linus and Lucys younger brother in the comic strip Peanuts. ...

In 1994, Herbert developed another new series of 15 minute spots called Teacher to Teacher with Mr. Wizard. The spots highlighted individual elementary science teachers and their projects. The series was sponsored by the National Science Foundation and was shown on Nickelodeon. The logo of the National Science Foundation The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. ... This article is about the TV channel. ...

Awards

• Herbert won a Peabody Award for his work on Watch Mr. Wizard.
• Three Thomas Alva Edison National Mass Media Awards.
• In 1991, Herbert received the Robert A. Millikan award from the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) for his "notable and creative contributions to the teaching of physics."

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External links

• Mr. Wizard Studios - Official Mr. Wizard webpage.
• Don Herbert at the Internet Movie Database
• Watch Mr. Wizard
• Mr. Wizard's World
• MP3 interview with Herbert on the public radio program and podcast The Sound of Young America
• Ask Dr. Science! from Duck's Breath Mystery Theater
• Voice of America article on Don Herbert