Not many people can say their mother was a codebreaker, they studied with Carl Sagan, and hold a patent for ballet toe shoes. But most people just know him as Bill Nye the Science Guy®.

Scientist, engineer, comedian, author, and inventor, Bill Nye is a man with a mission: to help foster a scientifically literate society, to help people everywhere understand and appreciate the science that makes our world work. Making science entertaining and accessible is something Bill has been doing most of his life.

Bill’s fascination with how things work led him to Cornell University and a degree in Mechanical Engineering. After graduation, he headed for Seattle and worked as an engineer at Boeing.

It was in Seattle that Bill began to combine his love of science with his flair for comedy, as an engineer by day and a stand-up comic by night. This is where “Bill Nye the Science Guy®” was born. While working on the Science Guy show, Bill won numerous Emmy awards and he wrote five kids’ books about science, including his latest title, “Bill Nye’s Great Big Book of Tiny Germs.”

Bill Nye is the host of three currently running television series. “The 100 Greatest Discoveries” airs on the Science Channel, “The Eyes of Nye” airs on PBS stations across the country, and Bill’s latest project is hosting a show on Planet Green called “Stuff Happens.” It’s about environmentally responsible choices that consumers can make as they go about their day and their shopping.

For the last few years, Bill has served as Vice President of The Planetary Society, the world’s largest space-interest group.

America’s favorite stand-up scientist hasn’t changed much from that kid growing up in Washington, DC. He still rides his bike to work. He’ll pull out his Periodic Table of the Elements or his Map of Human Skin Tone from his wallet or show them to you on his phone display.

NAGC wishes to thank Disney Educational Productions and Disney Youth Programs for their support.