171 results for: Mass Media
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
IBM Thinkpad notebook computer used by Bill Nye, ca. 1993
This IBM Thinkpad computer was used by Bill Nye (b. 1955) to write for the “Bill Nye the Science Guy” TV show. The show was filmed and produced in Seattle from 1993-1999. Nye 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…
ID Number:2024.39.33
Date:Circa 1990-1999
Emmy award for Outstanding Children's Series for Bill Nye the Science Guy TV show, 1999
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:2024.39.35
Date:1999