Bill Nye

William Sanford Bill Nye popularly known as Bill Nye the Science Guy is an American science educator television presenter and mechanical engineer Scientist comedian teacher and author Bill Nye is best known as the host of the PBS childrens science show Bill Nye the Science Guy 19931998 and for his many subsequent appearances in popular media as a science educator Currently Nye is The Planetary Societys CEO Its the worlds largest nonprofit space interest group with members in 130 countries Cofounded by Carl Sagan Bruce Murray and Louis Friedman the organizations mission is to empower the worlds citizens to advance space science and exploration Nye joined The Planetary Society as a Charter Member in 1980 Nyes engineering and management experience enabled him to take the lead and play a handson role in making programs like LightSail a success Nye earned a degree in mechanical engineering at Cornell University and spent over 20 years working as an engineer until he combined his dual love of science and comedy to create Bill Nye the Science Guy As a student at Cornell University he was introduced to the wonders of astronomy in a class taught by Professor Carl Sagan After graduating from Cornell University Bill worked for the Boeing Corporation Sundstrand Data Control now Honeywell and a few other engineering firms in the Seattle area The US Department of Justice also recruited Bill for his unique technical expertise and pedagogical skills From 1992 to 1998 Bill was the writer producer and talent for the Emmy awardwinning Bill Nye the Science Guy TV series coproduced by Buena Vista Television Disney and KCTS Seattle public television His new series Bill Nye Saves The World debuted on Netflix in April 2017 Bill has authored several books including New York Times Bestseller Undeniable Unstoppable and his latest Everything All at Once which released in July of 2017 In addition to leading The Planetary Society he travels the world lecturing on the importance of science space exploration and inspiring generations of young people to change the world