{"id":8504,"date":"2022-06-16T13:21:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T03:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/watch-mr-wizard-1952-program-on-electromagnetism-and-more-video\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T18:03:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T08:03:28","slug":"watch-mr-wizard-1952-program-on-electromagnetism-and-more-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/watch-mr-wizard-1952-program-on-electromagnetism-and-more-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Mr. Wizard!  1952 Program on Electromagnetism.  And more! (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0QJ1V7pD7Ho?rel=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"440\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Wow. This is a very thought provoking program. It is kind of like &#8220;Mr. Roger&#8217;s Neighborhood,&#8221; but with science. The lessons provided by Mr. Wizard are really good, but one shudders to think about doing the these experiments with kids (or even with adults!) in today&#8217;s world. Here are a few of things that would cause trouble today: <\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>&#8212; Liquid mercury. <\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>&#8212; A big power supply. (&#8220;Here Willy, you hold the positive terminal.&#8221;) <\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>&#8212; Even the sprinkling of iron filings would probably require masks at a minimum. <\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>&#8212; In the end, letting poor Willy drop to the floor when Betsy turns off the electromagnet that was holding his swing in the air. <\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>&#8212; And of course, poor old Mr. Wizard&#8217;s affinity for the kids would stir suspicions. <\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>We also see a sad and very early example of the influence of advertisers and what they call today &#8220;product placement.&#8221; Note the fairly obvious plug (via Morse Code!) for breakfast cereal. In the credits you will see that the program was sponsored by &#8220;The Cereal Institute.&#8221; What next kids? Cigarettes? <\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>But there is a lot of virtue in this program: The development of the telegraph key, Morse Code, CW sidetone. Unlike many of the Box Top Extras of today, young Betsy was not afraid to wind a coil. <\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>We should all embrace the spirit of Mr. Wizard. We are, after all, the International Brotherhood of Electronic WIZARDS! These experiments reminded me a lot of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7bTgMMD1Kck\"> Trivial Electric Motor <\/a>that my son Billy and I made when he was around Willy&#8217;s age (thanks for the idea <a href=\"https:\/\/soldersmoke.blogspot.com\/search?q=Yates\">Alan Yates<\/a>). <\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>Thanks to Chuck KF8TI for alerting us to this show. Chuck says this program was an early influence on him, and was one of the things that provided a connection between the theory he was learning in college and the real world of electronic devices. <\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>Many more great programs like this can be found on Mr. Wizard&#8217;s YouTube Channel: <\/b><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/MrWizardStudios\"><b>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/MrWizardStudios<\/b><\/a> <b>Please let us know if you find other videos (on this channel or elsewhere) that will be of special interest to the IBEW. <\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Finally, color TV in 1952?<\/b> <b>That seems a bit early for color. What do you folks think was happening here? <\/b><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wow. This is a very thought provoking program. It is kind of like &#8220;Mr. Roger&#8217;s Neighborhood,&#8221; but with science. The lessons provided by Mr. Wizard are really good, but one shudders to think about doing the these experiments with kids (or even with adults!) in today&#8217;s world. Here are a few of things that would &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/watch-mr-wizard-1952-program-on-electromagnetism-and-more-video\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Watch Mr. Wizard!  1952 Program on Electromagnetism.  And more! 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