For the uninformed, Bill Nye worked as a mechanical engineer for Boeing before he entered the entertainment industry. While he also wanted to become an astronaut, NASA rejected his application.

Bill Nye was recently awarded the Presidential Medal ... bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and then began working at Boeing, where he specialized in hydraulics systems on 747s.

Bill Nye is a Cornell-trained engineer who worked at Boeing before winning a gazillion Emmys and turning millions of kid onto science as "Bill Nye, the Science Guy." The man also totally knows how ...

Science Rules! So why would anyone turn down a chance to jump on the phone with Bill Nye, the Science Guy? Exactly. No one would. Which is how I ended… Read More Planetary Resources is on a mission to ...