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

Bow tie with fruit 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:2024.39.18
Date:1993-1999
Image of Bow tie with fish print worn on the Bill Nye The Science Guy tv show, 1990s

Bow tie with fish 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:2024.39.19
Date:1993-1999
Image of Bow tie with people print worn on the Bill Nye The Science Guy tv show, 1990s

Bow tie with people 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:2024.39.20
Date:1993-1999
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 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 Three frisbees that belonged to Bill Nye, ca. 1980-2010

Three frisbees that belonged to Bill Nye, ca. 1980-2010

Bill Nye (b. 1955) is widely known for his television show “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” his advocacy for science education, and his books about science for children and adults. Less well-known is Nye’s lifelong passion for the sports of Ultimate (also known as Ultimate Frisbee) and Disc Golf (or Frisbee golf). As a child, Nye threw an early Wham-O…
ID Number:2024.39.Ref04
Date:Circa 1980-2010
Image of Bill Nye’s baseball scoring clipboard and radio, 1980s-1990s

Bill Nye’s baseball scoring clipboard and radio, 1980s-1990s

Bill Nye (b. 1955) is widely known for his television show “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” his advocacy for science education, and his books about science for children and adults. Nye is also a baseball fan. In the 1980s and 1990s, while living in Seattle, Nye brought this clipboard to Mariners games to follow along with the scoring. Elastic bands…
ID Number:2024.39.Ref06
Date:Circa 1980-1999
Image of University of Washington rowing sweater, owned by Norman A. Turay, ca. 1937

University of Washington rowing sweater, owned by Norman A. Turay, ca. 1937

This University of Washington sweater belonged to Norman A. Turay who rowed from 1936-1938. As a member of the junior varsity team, he rowed against the 1936 varsity team which would win the gold medal at the Olympics. The sweater was made in Seattle by the Octoneck Knitting Co.
ID Number:2024.59.1
Date:Circa 1937
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