Science documentaries about various topics.
A weekly documentary series, each episode providing an in-depth look at a different subject of scientific research. Subjects examined by this show have included the cutting edge of theoretical physics, a return to the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, the long-term effects of Amazon deforestation, and the development of life-saving medical techniques.
1. Edgerton and His Incredible Seeing Machines
Aired: Jan 15, 1985NOVA explores the fascinating world of Dr. Harold Edgerton, electronics wizar...
Aired: Jan 22, 1985 NOVA presents an in-depth look at India's attempt to use satellite technology...
Aired: Jan 29, 1985 NOVA examines the complex world of parasites, parasitic diseases and the exci...
4. In the Land of the Polar Bears
Aired: Feb 5, 1985A rare look at the beautiful and desolate Wrangel Island-a Soviet possession ...
Aired: Feb 12, 1985 Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, or AIDS, is a deadly disease that has st...
Aired: Feb 19, 1985 Sea shells, Crystals, Honeycombs, Eggs and seeds: They are shaped the way the...
Aired: Feb 26, 1985 It's a mystery just how children acquire language. Does the process begin in ...
8. The Mathematical Mystery Tour
Aired: Mar 5, 1985Imagine a bottle with no inside or a number bigger than infinity or parallel ...
9. Child's Play: Prodigies and Possibilities
Aired: Mar 12, 1985What do Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the painter Raphael and chess champion Bobby...
Aired: Mar 19, 1985 Wildlife documentary about the Wyoming Rockies elk, following their migration...
11. The National Science Test II
Aired: Oct 8, 1985In NOVA's special sequel to 1984's National Science Test, viewers can match w...
Aired: Oct 15, 1985 NOVA examines worldwide efforts of scientists who employ aggressive agricultu...
Aired: Oct 22, 1985 Albert Einstein did not live to find the answer. NOVA follows a new generatio...
Aired: Oct 29, 1985 How are the computer and the robot affecting the way we work? NOVA chronicles...
15. The Magic of Special Effects
Aired: Nov 5, 1985NOVA cameras go behind-the-scenes to reveal the new art of illusion, Hollywoo...
16. Child Survival: The Silent Emergency
Aired: Nov 12, 1985NOVA charts the progress of an ambitious worldwide health program established...
Aired: Nov 19, 1985 NOVA follows a chase team—a group of scientists who chart deadly Tornadoes—in...
Aired: Nov 26, 1985 NOVA examines current research and its ethical implications as modern medicin...
Aired: Dec 3, 1985 NOVA examines the intricate world of nature's construction industry and prese...
20. The Plane that Changed the World
Aired: Dec 17, 1985NOVA joins the 50th anniversary celebration of the DC-3—the plane that revolu...
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