Awards
- (1953) Watch Mr. Wizard won a Peabody Award.
- Three Thomas Alva Edison National Mass Media Awards.
- (1991) Herbert received the annual Robert A. Millikan Medal from the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) for his "notable and creative contributions to the teaching of physics;" he presented an address "Behind the Scenes of Mr. Wizard".
- (1994) Herbert won the annual James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry from the American Chemical Society.
- (2007) Resolution 485 of the US House of Representatives honored Herbert shortly after his death.
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