Bill Nye

Bill Nye (born 1955) is an American science educator, television presenter and former mechanical engineer, best known as the host of Bill Nye the Science Guy, the children's science programme that aired from 1993 to 1998. Born in Washington, D.C., he graduated in mechanical engineering from Cornell University in 1977, where an astronomy class with Carl Sagan deepened his enthusiasm for science, and then worked as an engineer for Boeing near Seattle before leaving in 1986 to pursue comedy. His science segments on the local sketch show Almost Live! led to the programme, produced with the Seattle public television station KCTS-TV, which aimed to teach science to a preteen audience. Its 100 episodes each took up a specific topic, which made them useful for schools, and the show won 19 Emmy Awards. He later led The Planetary Society and has written books including Undeniable (2014) and Unstoppable (2015).