So. Tell me about a low-level celebrity who influenced your life for the better or whom you just really admire. The more obscure the better.
Dr. Julius Sumner Miller
First is this gentleman, Dr. Julius Sumner Miller, physicist and TV educator.
I actually have no idea at all how famous he is. Apparently he was actually pretty well-known in Australia, yet he was also a staple on NE Ohio instructional TV in the 70s/80s.
What I love about this guy is his unfiltered self-effacing HONESTY, of a sort you never see on TV (or even Youtube, mostly) anymore.
His shows were barely edited. If he fucked up an experiment... well, he fucked it up. He'd apologize to the viewers, explain concisely and frankly what he thought went wrong, grumble a bit about the majesty and unpredictability of nature, and then apparently to correct it. And sometimes THAT one would go wrong.
Also, he worked as a butler, met Einstein, created a word game, and fought ferociously against ignorance, anti-intellectualism, misspellings, and other fundamental human evils.
Just go and read his Wiki entry, it gets pretty entertaining. First is this gentleman, Dr. Julius Sumner Miller, physicist and TV educator.
I actually have no idea at all how famous he is. Apparently he was actually pretty well-known in Australia, yet he was also a staple on NE Ohio instructional TV in the 70s/80s.
What I love about this guy is his unfiltered self-effacing HONESTY, of a sort you never see on TV (or even Youtube, mostly) anymore.
His shows were barely edited. If he fucked up an experiment... well, he fucked it up. He'd apologize to the viewers, explain concisely and frankly what he thought went wrong, grumble a bit about the majesty and unpredictability of nature, and then apparently to correct it. And sometimes THAT one would go wrong.
Also, he worked as a butler, met Einstein
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s9psf01ldo
Dr. M at work:
