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Seattle Comedy Underground sweatshirt, 1986
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. Nye became a writer and performer on the King5 TV comedy show Almost Live! and…
ID Number:2024.39.12
Date:1986
Blue "home" jersey from the Olympic Windjammers Ultimate Frisbee team, 1970s-1980s
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:2024.39.13
Date:Circa 1970-1989
White "away" jersey from the Olympic Windjammers Ultimate Frisbee team, 1970s-1980s
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:2024.39.14
Date:Circa 1970-1989
Brown wool shop coat from REI used by Bill Nye, 1980s
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. As an engineer, he needed practical and protective clothing when he would visit the shop and work hands-on with the machinery. This is one of the shop coats he used at…
ID Number:2024.39.15
Date:Circa 1980
Green bow tie, used in "Fabulous Wetlands" educational video, 1989
In 1989 the Washington State Department of Ecology wanted to create a fun, educational video about wetlands. They hired Bill Nye (b. 1955), based on his wildly popular science demonstrations on the King 5 TV comedy show Almost Live! Producing “Fabulous Wetlands” were Erren Gottlieb and former Almost Live! staff member Jim McKenna. Gottleib, McKenna, and Nye would go on…
ID Number:2024.39.16
Date:1989
Bow tie with baseball 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:2024.39.17
Date:1993-1999
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
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
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
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