{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Fred Bortz","provider_url":"https:\/\/scienceblog.com\/fredbortz","author_name":"Fred Bortz","author_url":"https:\/\/scienceblog.com\/fredbortz\/author\/fredbortz\/","title":"Remembering Mr. Wizard","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"n5nK5fGZ5U\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scienceblog.com\/fredbortz\/13457\/remembering-mr-wizard\/\">Remembering Mr. Wizard<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/scienceblog.com\/fredbortz\/13457\/remembering-mr-wizard\/embed\/#?secret=n5nK5fGZ5U\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Remembering Mr. Wizard&#8221; &#8212; Fred Bortz\" data-secret=\"n5nK5fGZ5U\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/scienceblog.com\/fredbortz\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"I lost a childhood friend yesterday. Don Herbert, better known as Mr. Wizard has died.  The New York Times obituary notes: Mr. Herbert held no advanced degree in science, he used household items in his TV lab, and his assistants were boys and girls. But he became an influential showman-science teacher on his half-hour \u201cWatch Mr. Wizard\u201d programs, which ran on NBC from 1951 to 1965. Millions of youngsters may have been captivated by Howdy Doody and the Lone Ranger, but many were also conducting science experiments at home, emulating Mr. Wizard. I was one of those millions, and I want to use my blog to say farewell and thank you from \"Dr. Fred.\""}