Steve Spangler Explained

Steve Spangler
Birth Date:8 December 1966
Birth Place:Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Occupation:Television personality
Author
Science teacher
Known For:Television host DIY Sci
YouTube personality
Website:https://stevespangler.com/

Steve Spangler (born December 8, 1966) is an American television personality, author and STEM teacher.[1] Steve served as the CEO of Steve Spangler Science until 2018 when the company was sold to Really Good Stuff, LLC, a division of Excelligence Learning Corporation.[2] [3] Spangler posted the first Diet Coke and Mentos video on YouTube in September 2005 and his 2002 televised demonstration of the eruption went viral, launching a chain of several other Diet Coke and Mentos experiment viral videos.[4] [5] He earned two Heartland Emmy Awards and a total of five Emmy nominations. Spangler is an inductee of the National Speakers Association Speaker Hall of Fame.[6] [7] [8]

Career

Education work

Spangler's career began as a science teacher in the Cherry Creek School District in Colorado.[9]

In 1992, Spangler began working as an adjunct faculty member at the Regis University in the Department of Chemistry.[10] He served as the Executive Director of the National Hands-on Science Institute until 2001.[10]

Television work

During his first year of teaching, a producer from the Denver, Colorado NBC affiliate KCNC-TV offered Spangler a position as a science host on News for Kids[9] after seeing him perform a science demonstration show at a public event.[9] News for Kids premiered in 1991 and was picked up for national syndication in 1993, airing in 185 cities every Saturday morning.[9] After six seasons, Spangler produced 220 segments that featured simple science experiments that viewers could easily recreate at home.

In 2001, Spangler joined the Denver NBC affiliate, KUSA-TV 9NEWS as their Science Education Contributor.[5] [11]

The Diet Coke and Mentos eruption experiment was first televised by Spangler in 2002 and became popular on the Internet in 2005.[5] More than a thousand videos appeared online replicating the experiment.[5] Spangler was nominated for the Time 100 in 2007 because of the experiment.[4] He signed a licensing agreement with Perfetti Van Melle, the maker of MENTOS, in 2006 and developed a line of toys to be used with the experiment.[1] [11] [12]

Other work

Spangler is the author of seven books: Down to a Science, Taming the Tornado Tube, Bounce No Bounce, Fizz Factor, Secret Science, Naked Eggs and Flying Potatoes, Fire Bubbles and Exploding Toothpaste.

Spangler also runs the Sick Science! YouTube channel[13] and a TikTok account.[14]

Awards

Spangler received a Heartland Emmy Award in 1997 for his contribution the television program News for Kids. In 2010, he received a Heartland Emmy Award for Spangler Science - Weather and Science Day at Coors Field.[6] [8] Spangler also received a Guinness World Record for the largest physics lesson.[15]

Spangler was inducted into the National Speakers Association's Speaker Hall of Fame in 2010.[16]

In October 2011, Spangler was selected as one of 100 initial partners[17] for the YouTube Original Channel Initiative and received funding for the production of new original programming.[18] Spangler's YouTube show, The Spangler Effect, debuted February 1, 2012.[19] [20]

Personal life

Steve Spangler was born on December 8, 1966, in Denver, Colorado. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a dual degree in chemistry and humanities in 1989.[21] [22] Spangler has three sons.[23]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet the new Mr. Wizard. Tim Hyland. Speaker Magazine. April 2012. 22 June 2014. 27 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140727225540/http://www.nsaspeaker-magazine.org/nsaspeaker/201204?pg=11&search_term=steve%20spangler&doc_id=-1&search_term=steve%20spangler#pg11. live.
  2. Web site: Excelligence Learning Corporation® - News . 2022-09-08 . www.excelligence.com.
  3. Web site: Welcome to Be Amazing! Toys. Be Amazing! Toys. 22 June 2014. 12 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140812231024/http://beamazing.com/About/Default.aspx. live.
  4. Web site: Clayton Neuman . 20 April 2007 . The TIME 100 — Are They Worthy? . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812122940/http://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100walkup/article/0,28804,1611030_1610841_1609829,00.html . 12 August 2014 . 22 June 2014 . TIME.
  5. Web site: Steve Spangler. 9 News. 16 August 2011. 22 June 2014. dead. https://archive.today/20140622165435/http://www.9news.com/story/local/2011/08/16/1881132/. 22 June 2014.
  6. Web site: New Sick Science! Kits Honored with Family Fun Award at New York's Toy Fair. Susan Wells. Steve Spangler Science. 18 February 2014. 22 June 2014. 5 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140705012525/http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/blog/category/honors-and-awards/. live.
  7. Web site: 1997 Winners. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 1997. 22 June 2014. 13 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140513021828/http://emmyawards.tv/awards/archives-nominees-and-winners/list-of-winners-and-nominees/1997-winners/. live.
  8. Web site: List of Winner and Nominees. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 2010. 22 June 2014. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208231151/http://emmyawards.tv/awards/archives-nominees-and-winners/list-of-winners-and-nominees/2010/. live.
  9. News: September 2006 . Steve Spangler on Science Magic and Why You're losing Booking to Non-Magicians . MUM.
  10. Web site: Winter Science Workshop . National Hands-on Science Institute . 2003 . 22 June 2014 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20031018120303/http://www.nhosi.com/ . October 18, 2003 .
  11. Al Lewis Mentos-soda mix a mint for scientist Retrieved January 2, 2007.
  12. Web site: Toying with the Diet Coke and Mentos experiment. Greg Sandoval. CNET. 13 February 2007. 22 June 2014. 8 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140708014545/http://news.cnet.com/Toying-with-the-Diet-Coke-and-Mentos-experiment/2100-11395_3-6159137.html. live.
  13. Web site: Videos. Steve Spangler Science. August 20, 2014. July 27, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140727172852/http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/videos. live.
  14. Web site: @stevespangler on TikTok. 2020-11-19. TikTok. en. 2020-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20200716235017/https://www.tiktok.com/@stevespangler?request_from=server&isUniqueId=true&sec_uid=&adj=609. live.
  15. Web site: Largest physics lesson . Guinness World Records . 7 May 2009 . 15 October 2023.
  16. Web site: CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame. National Speakers Association. 22 June 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150811205755/http://www.nsaspeaker.org/community/recognition/cpae-speaker-hall-of-fame/. 11 August 2015.
  17. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/youtube-tv-channels-kutcher-poehler-254370?page=show YouTube Announces TV Initiative With 100 Niche Channels
  18. Web site: YouTube Tees Up Big Talent. Amir Efrati. Lauren A.E. Schuker. Wall Street Journal. 29 October 2011. 22 June 2014.
  19. Web site: The Spangler Effect to Debut on New YouTube Channel February 1st. 26 January 2012. 22 June 2014.
  20. Web site: YouTube Reveals Original Channels. Marc Hustvedt. TubeFilter. 28 October 2011. 22 June 2014. 19 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120619221732/http://www.tubefilter.com/2011/10/28/youtube-original-channels/. live.
  21. News: Science with flair: Q&A with educator Steve Spangler. Ron Davis. Scranton Times-Tribune. The Times Tribune. 23 January 2011. 22 June 2014. 19 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084036/http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/health-science/science-with-flair-q-a-with-educator-steve-spangler-1.1094056. live.
  22. Web site: Mentos provide alum an "exploding" hobby. The Coloradan. March 2007. 22 June 2014. 19 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085916/http://alumni.colorado.edu/wp-content/uploads/coloradan/2007_03/buffalowdown.pdf. live.
  23. Web site: The Family Who Eats Fire Together Sticks Together - Growing up in a Family of Magicians . 8 December 2008 .

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