"Bill Nye left a lasting impression on youngsters who watched his Emmy Award-winning television show “ Bill Nye the Science Guy” from 1993 to ’97. They saw him explain chemical reactions using steel wool, electricity, oxygen and a balloon, and saw him demonstrate gravity by throwing a watermelon, milk carton, tofu, a lamp, a computer and a TV off a building top."

“I'm an educator. You do what you have to do to get what you are saying across, and if that means being funny, that's what I do.”

“Global climate change is a big deal to me. We need to change our ways.”

“Half the humans are women, so I think half the scientists should be women - a legacy of my parents.”

“Everything you can touch and depend on in our society goes back to science.”

“Nye worked for Boeing from 1977 through most of 1980, but left to take a position as a licensed mechanical engineer for the state of Washington.”

“I encourage you to look at the world around you and think about how it works. My friends, you can go forth and make this world a better place.”