Mr. Wizard Close-Up
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Herbert, Don (Donald Jeffry), 1917-2007
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content: Mr. Wizard Papers
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content: Mr. Wizard Papers / Series 6: Educational Programs/Projects
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1975 - 1975
label: Date
content: 1968 - 1968
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1326, Subseries 6.10
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This subseries contains correspondence, photographs, and a proposal to the National Science Foundation (1975) for a program to examine a common object showing significant and overlooked details. The program was targeted at six to twelve year old children. The format was to challenge a child assistant to identify the object while off camera Mr. Wizard narrates with clues. Also included is documentation for a motorized microscope stage control which includes drawings, photographs and correspondence with patent attorneys about the novelty search for motorized remote control systems for microscope stage displacement.  No patent was pursued.