Bill Nye
Overview
United States
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science educator
Science education
Science education is the field concerned with sharing science content and process with individuals not traditionally considered part of the scientific community. The target individuals may be children, college students, or adults within the general public. The field of science education comprises...
, comedian
Comedian
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, television host
Television program
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, actor
Actor
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, mechanical engineer, and scientist
Scientist
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. He is best known as the host of the Disney and PBS Kids children's science show Bill Nye the Science Guy
Bill Nye the Science Guy
Bill Nye the Science Guy is an educational television program that originally aired from September 10, 1993 to June 20, 1998, hosted by Bill Nye and produced by Buena Vista Television. The show aired on PBS Kids and was also syndicated to local stations, making it the second first-run television...
(1993–1998) and for his many subsequent appearances in popular media as a science educator
Science education
Science education is the field concerned with sharing science content and process with individuals not traditionally considered part of the scientific community. The target individuals may be children, college students, or adults within the general public. The field of science education comprises...
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William Sanford Nye was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Jacqueline (née Jenkins; c.
