Subsequent Career
In the mid 1950s Herbert also appeared on the General Electric Theater as the "General Electric Progress Reporter" and would introduce spokesman Ronald Reagan and his family to the viewing audience. In some episodes he would appear alongside Reagan and demonstrate to the audience how General Electric was helping people to, "Live better electrically."
After Watch Mr. Wizard was cancelled in 1965, Herbert produced eight films in a series titled Experiment: The Story of a Scientific Search; these were broadcast on public television in 1966. In the same year, Herbert produced the Science 20 series, which were 20-minute films of experiments that were designed for classroom use; a student would record and analyze data based on the film. In 1977 he began producing a series of How About episodes about scientific topics. These were 90-second films that could be used in news programs; 536 films were produced by 1986.
In 1969 Herbert opened a Mr. Wizard Science Center in Wellesley, Massachusetts; the center no longer exists.
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