Did Bill Nye have a PHD?

Bill Nye the Science Guy, born William Sanford Nye (November 27, 1955), is an American mechanical engineer, science communicator, and television host.

He is most well-known for his roles as the host of the scientific television programs Bill Nye the Science Guy (1993–1999) and Bill Nye Saves the World (2017–2018) on Netflix, as well as for his numerous appearances in popular culture as a science educator.

Did Bill Nye have a PHD?

He received six honorary doctorates from universities including Lehigh, Willamette, Quinnipiac, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Goucher College, and Johns Hopkins. He also frequently serves as a visiting lecturer at Cornell.

Nye, a Washington, D.C. native, started his career working for Boeing as a mechanical engineer in Seattle, where he created a hydraulic resonance suppressor tube that was used on 747 aircraft.

In order to pursue humour, he quit Boeing in 1986. He wrote and performed for the regional sketch television program Almost Live!, where he frequently performed absurd scientific experiments.

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