He then invented a digital hydraulic tube. [34] While portraying "The Science Guy", Nye wore a powder blue lab coat and a bow tie. Science is the key to our future, and if you don't believe in science, then you're holding everybody back. The experience made Edwin a sundial enthusiast, with his son later becoming one himself. [65] Also in 2018, Nye made a second guest appearance on The Big Bang Theory as himself, together with fellow scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson, in the first episode ("The Conjugal Configuration") of the show's final season. [5] He combines the serious science of everyday things with fast-paced action and humor. [104] His California house is solar-powered, and often feeds extra power back into the public power grid, something he enjoys showing visitors. [29] The show was, in many ways, a model for Nye's later show, with "zany camera cuts paired with Nye's humor" that set it apart from other scientific broadcasts. "ran from 1993 to 1998 in national TV syndication. We had an exciting day at the Ark Encounter today! Nye has written over a dozen books in his career, including: Nye holds three United States patents:[121] one for ballet pointe shoes,[72][122] one for an educational magnifying glass created by filling a clear plastic bag with water,[123][124] and one for a device for training an athlete to throw a ball. We were excited that he accepted . Corrections? Days after a wide-ranging debate on creationism and evolution between Bill Nye and Ken Ham, the event is driving an online conversation. And a Political Voice", "Bill Nye Is Still the Nuttiest Professor", "Bill Nye is back and trying to save the world in new Netflix series", "Almost Live! Well, Bill Nye's age is 67 years old as of today's date 25th February 2023 having been born on 27 November 1955. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [76], From 2001 to 2006, Nye served as Frank H. T. Rhodes Class of '56 University Professor at Cornell University.[17][77]. He has been married to Liza Mundy since June 22, 2022. Also a successful author, he remains a popular public figure and vocal member of the science community. Most people know him as Bill Nye, the Science Guy, which was largely due to his scientific career and a mechanical engineering degree.His rise to fame was credited to a show on KCTS-TV named Bill Nye, the Science Guy that ran from 1993 to 1998, and was the reason he got that nickname. Collected, they form the substance of numerous published volumes, from Bill Nye and Boomerang (1881) to Bill Nyes History of the U.S. (1894). With its quirky humor and rapid-fire MTV-style pacing, the show won critical acclaim and was nominated for 23 Emmy Awards, winning nineteen. After Nye and Sheldon leave, Leonard receives a selfie of the two having smoothies, and later gets a text from Sheldon asking for a ride home, as Nye has ditched him at the smoothie store. "It was kinda funny, because they were in my studio one day to record a song. [1] In 2017, the Netflix series Bill Nye Saves the World debuted, and ran for three seasons until 2018. In 1994 and 1995, Walt Disney Home Video released five volumes of Bill Nye the Science Guy, such as "The Human Body: The Inside Scoop", "Powerful Forces: All Pumped Up", "Dinosaurs: Those Big Boneheads", "Reptiles & Insects: Leapin' Lizards", and "Outer Space: Way Out There". The Bill Nye the Science Guy theme song was written by songwriter (and former math teacher) Mike Greene. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Known for its "high-energy presentation and MTV-paced segments",[5] the program became a hit among kids and adults, was critically acclaimed, and was nominated for 23 Emmy Awards, winning 19, including Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming for Nye himself. After striking out in his first at-bat, he singled in the bottom of the third inning to a rousing ovation from the Nationals Park crowd. There are a lot of things we could do to put it out. Got it? Around the same time, he hosted a show called Stuff Happens and acted in Stargate Atlantis. He made a YouTube video to support Al Gores Repower America Campaign and also appeared on The Dr. Oz Show.. 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Moving on to more grown-up fare, he published Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation in 2014 and followed with Unstoppable: Harnessing Science to Change the World the next year. In 2006, Nye spoke about his relationship with musician Blair Tindall on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. He married her in a few months time, but they separated after seven weeks. On Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on May 12, 2019, he discussed climate change and the proposed Green New Deal, and said:[102]. with Bill Nye The Science Guy, episode #127 of Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness on Earwolf", "Jonathan Van Ness' HIV+ Status Motivated Him To Fight For Himself & Others", "Nerd out hard with today's episode of #GettingCurious where @jvn is joined by @BillNye to discuss what's happening now with climate change and what can be done to turn things around! Known for its quirky humor and rapid-fire MTV-style pacing, the show won critical acclaim and was nominated for 23 Emmy Awards, winning nineteen. [1] Nye was honorary co-chair of the inaugural March for Science on April 22, 2017. [28] Nye soon got more offers to appear on nationally broadcast programs, including eight segments of the Disney Channel's All-New Mickey Mouse Club. The Interviews: An Oral History of Television, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series, TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming, War in the Gulf: Questions & Answers with Peter Jennings. Menswear designer Nick Graham cast the beloved '90s TV geek to narrate his Mars-themed galactic runway show for Fall 2017 (oh, and astronaut Buzz Aldrin has been chosen as the closing model). (with Bill lip-syncing), "Inertia is a property of matter", and "T-minus seven seconds". At Boeing, he invented a hydraulic resonance suppressor tube used on Boeing 747 airplanes. Bill Nye is an American science educator and mechanical engineer best known for hosting the television program Bill Nye the Science Guy. [123], Despite Disney's involvement in the series, the series has not been available on Disney+ due to a dispute with Nye over revenue sharing. [5] During his tenure on the show, Nye began cultivating a science-explaining TV persona; the first instance of the persona occurred in 1985 when Nye called Shafer on-air to correct his pronunciation of the word "gigawatt", to which Shafer retorted, "Who do you think you are Bill Nye the Science Guy? Later Nye returned to Wisconsin and for several years wrote for the New York World. Despite Disney's association and ownership with the show, it has never aired on any network owned by Walt Disney Television in the US (such as Disney Channel and the American Broadcasting Company, known as simply ABC, which Disney did not acquire until 1996, three years after the show premiered. .css-m6thd4{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;display:block;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:Gilroy,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;color:#323232;text-transform:capitalize;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-m6thd4:hover{color:link-hover;}}Socrates, Biography: You Need to Know: Joseph M. Acaba. "[100], In July 2017, Nye observed that the majority of climate change deniers are older people, and said: "So we're just going to have to wait for those people to 'age out', as they say. In 2016, he appeared in a documentary called Food Evolution. Narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson, the documentary was directed by Scott Hamilton Kennedy. He continued to exhibit his enthusiasm for science. I've changed my mind about genetically modified organisms. ", "Bill Nye's guy: Popular TV show scientist throws support behind President Obama", "That time I took a selfie with Neil Tyson and the President of the United States", "Bill Nye defends plan to see State of the Union with Trump's NASA nominee", "Washington Gov. His humorous squibs and tales in the Laramie Boomerang, which he helped found in 1881, were widely read and reprinted. as a percussive shout, deliberately imitating the shouting featured in House of Pain's 1992 song "Jump Around". He Has a Lot of Degrees [70] Nye portrayed Upton Sinclair in the 2020 biopic Mank. In, Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming, Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation, Unstoppable: Harnessing Science to Change the World, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, MLB All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game, "Review: 'Bill Nye: Science Guy,' a Portrait of a Fighter for Facts", "Bill Nye Is Married! "[5][8][9] As a result, Nye was subsequently asked to give scientific answers to the show's call-in questions. Bill Nye the Science Guy is an American science education television program created by Bill Nye, James McKenna, and Erren Gottlieb, with Nye starring as a fictionalized version of himself. All five volumes were released on VHS, containing two episodes. McKenna and Gottlieb all met while McKenna was a producer on Almost Live!, a Seattle-based comedy show.[16]. Disney was allowed to continue to classify streaming and download revenue from Bill Nye's show as "home video" revenue, a judge ruled. "[20], A famous incident on the show led to Nye's stage name. He holds honorary doctorate degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Goucher College and Johns Hopkins. The closing credits roll over bloopers from the episode. [17], After graduating from Cornell, Nye worked as an engineer for the Boeing Corporation and Sundstrand Data Control near Seattle. Good thing Im not touchy about my singing!' Research studies found that regular viewers were better at explaining scientific ideas than non-viewers. was as Speed Walker, a speedwalking Seattle superhero "who fights crime while maintaining strict adherence to the regulations of the international speedwalking association. "I mentioned how I planned to talk about bridges and bicycles and so onstuff that, as an engineer, I'd been interested inand [Sagan] said, 'Focus on pure science. "She wasn't Rosie the Riveter, she was Rosie the Top-Secret Code Breaker", Nye recalls. [20], Nye quit his job at Boeing on October 3, 1986, to focus on his burgeoning comedy career. [50], A lecture Nye gave on getting children excited about math inspired the creation of the crime drama Numb3rs, where Nye appeared in several episodes as an engineering professor. [105], Nye and his neighbor, environmental activist/actor Ed Begley Jr., have engaged in a friendly competition "to see who could have the lowest carbon footprint", according to Begley. Nye portrays a hyper-kinetic, tall, and slender scientist wearing a blue lab coat and a bow-tie. : What Seattle Sketch Comedy Gave to Us", "On Seattle TV, It's a Comic, It's an Engineer It's Science Guy! The show didn't air until a year later, so it wasn't until then that they understood what this was really for. I hired a guy to sing it who sounded pretty cool. Along with his TV programs, Nye has written several children's books about science. While the shows were aimed to catch the attention of younger audiences, it gained viewership from adults as well and were even used as effective educational aids for school science classes. He is also a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, a nonprofit scientific and educational organization that aims to promote scientific inquiry and critical investigation: Nye has said that he is concerned about scientific illiteracy and wants to help teach the use of reason in examining controversial and extraordinary claims.
