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Image of Bow tie worn on the Bill Nye The Science Guy tv show, 1990s

Bow tie worn on the Bill Nye The Science Guy tv show, 1990s

This bow tie was worn by Bill Nye (b. 1955) on the groundbreaking science education TV Show Bill Nye the Science Guy. Nye grew up in Washington D.C. and studied mechanical engineering at Cornell University. He moved to Seattle to work for Boeing and later Sundstrand Data Control. While working as an engineer, he also became interested in standup and…
ID Number:2024.39.21
Date:1993-1999
Image of Bow tie with Periodic Table print worn on the Bill Nye The Science Guy tv show, 1990s

Bow tie with Periodic Table print worn on the Bill Nye The Science Guy tv show, 1990s

This bow tie was worn by Bill Nye (b. 1955) on the groundbreaking science education TV Show Bill Nye the Science Guy. Nye grew up in Washington D.C. and studied mechanical engineering at Cornell University. He moved to Seattle to work for Boeing and later Sundstrand Data Control. While working as an engineer, he also became interested in standup and…
ID Number:2024.39.22
Date:1993-1999
Image of Bill Nye The Science Guy hard hat, 1990s

Bill Nye The Science Guy hard hat, 1990s

The TV show “Bill Nye the Science Guy” was filmed and produced in Seattle from 1993-1999. Bill Nye (b. 1955) grew up in Washington D.C. and studied mechanical engineering at Cornell University. He moved to Seattle to work for Boeing but also became interested in the local comedy scene. Nye became a writer and performer on the King 5 TV…
ID Number:2024.39.23
Date:Circa 1990-1999
Image of Shirt and shorts worn on Bill Nye the Science Guy

Shirt and shorts worn on Bill Nye the Science Guy "Skin" episode, autographed by Nate McMillan, ca. 1994

Bill Nye (b. 1955) wore this tank top and shorts in the “Skin” episode of his groundbreaking science education TV show “Bill Nye the Science Guy.” In the segment, he plays one-on-one basketball against NBA star Nate McMillan, who dominates the game while also sharing facts about skin, sweat, and temperature regulation. McMillan played basketball for the Seattle Supersonics from…
ID Number:2024.39.24
Date:1993-1996
Image of Globe with no political boundaries, used on Bill Nye the Science Guy TV show, 1990s

Globe with no political boundaries, used on Bill Nye the Science Guy TV show, 1990s

The TV show “Bill Nye the Science Guy” was filmed and produced in Seattle from 1993-1999. Bill Nye (b. 1955) grew up in Washington D.C. and studied mechanical engineering at Cornell University. He moved to Seattle to work for Boeing but also became interested in the local comedy scene. Nye became a writer and performer on the King 5 TV…
ID Number:2024.39.25
Date:Circa 1990-1999
Image of Prop for demonstrating absolute zero, made of a metal toilet float, 1990s

Prop for demonstrating absolute zero, made of a metal toilet float, 1990s

The TV show “Bill Nye the Science Guy” was filmed and produced in Seattle from 1993-1999. Bill Nye (b. 1955) made or commissioned many of the props that he used on the show to demonstrate scientific principles. This is a metal toilet float attached to a pressure gauge. It was used in the “Phases of Matter” episode on a segment…
ID Number:2024.39.26
Date:1993-1999
Image of Atmospheric Pressure demonstration device, 1991

Atmospheric Pressure demonstration device, 1991

Bill Nye (b. 1955) grew up in Washington D.C. and studied mechanical engineering at Cornell University. He moved to Seattle to work for Boeing and later Sundstrand Data Control. While working as an engineer, he also became interested in standup and the local comedy scene. In 1986 he left his full-time engineering job and soon became a writer and performer…
ID Number:2024.39.27
Date:1991
Image of Cloud apparatus made by Bill Nye, 1990s

Cloud apparatus made by Bill Nye, 1990s

The TV show “Bill Nye the Science Guy” was filmed and produced in Seattle from 1993-1999. Bill Nye (b. 1955) made or commissioned many of the props that he used on the show to demonstrate scientific principles. This “cloud apparatus” was used to show how moisture can form into clouds.
ID Number:2024.39.28
Date:Circa 1990-1999
Image of Baseball spin demonstration made by Bill Nye, 1990s

Baseball spin demonstration made by Bill Nye, 1990s

This device was created by Bill Nye (b. 1955) to demonstrate how air moves around a baseball. The device spins the ball, and when you light a match and hold it by the baseball it goes out. Nye did this demonstration for kids at baseball camps run by former Mariner’s player Dave “Hendu” Henderson (1958-2015).
ID Number:2024.39.29
Date:Circa 1990-1999
Image of Components from the

Components from the "Delta P" demonstration, made by Bill Nye, 1990s

The TV show “Bill Nye the Science Guy” was filmed and produced in Seattle from 1993-1999. Bill Nye (b. 1955) made or commissioned many of the props that he used on the show to demonstrate scientific principles. These items are part of a demonstration of barometric pressure, also known as the “Delta P” demonstration. Missing from this set is a…
ID Number:2024.39.30
Date:Circa 1990-1999
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