Bio

  • Mother was a World War II codebreaker; father spent time in a Japanese POW camp.
  • After college, worked for Boeing as an engineer.
  • Started doing stand-up after he won a Steve Martin look-a-like contest.
  • Authored his first children's book, Big Blast of Science, in 1993.
  • Won seven Daytime Emmy Awards for his work on Bill Nye the Science Guy.
  • Was a member of the team that designed the MarsDial, a sundial attached to the Mars rovers.
  • Became the Executive Director of the Planetary Society in 2010.
  • Is a committed environmentalist who spent years converting his house to have a small carbon footprint.
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Bill Nye
November 27, 1955 (age 68)
Washington, D.C., USA

Bio

  • Mother was a World War II codebreaker; father spent time in a Japanese POW camp.
  • After college, worked for Boeing as an engineer.
  • Started doing stand-up after he won a Steve Martin look-a-like contest.
  • Authored his first children's book, Big Blast of Science, in 1993.
  • Won seven Daytime Emmy Awards for his work on Bill Nye the Science Guy.
  • Was a member of the team that designed the MarsDial, a sundial attached to the Mars rovers.
  • Became the Executive Director of the Planetary Society in 2010.
  • Is a committed environmentalist who spent years converting his house to have a small carbon footprint.
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