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SCIENCE EDUCATOR
AND
ADVOCATE
BILL NYE
HEATHER E. SCHWARTZ
Lerner Publications Minneapolis
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Copyright 2018 by Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Schwartz, Heather E.
Title: Science educator and advocate Bill Nye / by Heather E. Schwartz.
Description: Minneapolis : Lerner Publications, [2018] | Series: STEM trailblazer bios | Audience:
Age 711. | Audience: Grade 4 to 6. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identi f iers: LCCN 2017014150 (print) | LCCN 2017019004 (ebook) | ISBN 9781512499841 (eb pdf) |
ISBN 9781512499810 (lb : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Nye, Bill. | Science television programsJuvenile literature. | Science in mass
mediaJuvenile literature. | Mechanical engineersUnited StatesBiographyJuvenile
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Classi f ication: LCC Q225 (print) | LCC Q225 .S227 2018 (ebook) | DDC 509.2 [B]dc23
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CONTENTS
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Chapter 1
Bill Nye speaks at
an event in 2016.
W illiam (Bill) Sanford Nye has always loved science. As
a kid, he was fascinated by bees. He also thought
bicycles and airplanes were cool. He knew that one day he
wanted to become a mechanical engineer .
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But Nyes professional
life was not all about
science. He started doing
stand-up comedy. Then
he found a unique way to
combine his passions for
science and comedy. He
went on TV to teach kids
and to dig into his lifes
work: saving the world
through science.
Nye went on to
become the host of
a popular kids TV
show in the 1990s.
SCIENCE FROM
THE START
Bill was born on November 27, 1955. His parents were both
interested in math and science. His mother, Jacqueline,
had worked as a code breaker during World War II
(19391945). His father, Edwin, had a scienti f ic mind and