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.
Aired: Jan 15, 1980 Aborigines in Australia, woodchucks in Pennsylvania, the Nobel Prize in Stock...
2. A Is for Atom, B Is for Bomb
Aired: Jan 22, 1980NOVA profiles Dr. Edward Teller, the "Father of the Hydrogen Bomb," an acclai...
Aired: Feb 5, 1980 NOVA explores the science of natural engineering and asks the basic questions...
Aired: Feb 19, 1980 More than 40 million Americans are afflicted by cardiovascular disease. NOVA ...
Aired: Mar 4, 1980 Whaling is an integral part of Eskimo life, and a major source of food; even ...
Aired: Mar 11, 1980 Recent aircraft accidents have raised the question of just how safe modern co...
Aired: Mar 18, 1980 The Mediterranean Sea faces terminal pollution unless action is taken. The ef...
8. Mr. Ludwig's Tropical Dreamland
Aired: Mar 25, 1980NOVA explores the amazing Jari project of the Amazon basin. Eleven years ago,...
Aired: Sep 30, 1980 NOVA explores the shaping and molding of the male and female personality. Fro...
10. The Cancer Detectives of Lin Xian
Aired: Oct 7, 1980In one of the first films ever to come out of modern China, NOVA sifts throug...
Aired: Oct 14, 1980 One year in the intricate life of a coastal lagoon unfolds in an hour's time ...
12. Do We Really Need the Rockies?
Aired: Oct 28, 1980Can the mining of oil shale in the west solve the United States' energy crisis?
Aired: Nov 4, 1980 Is interferon—known as IF in medical shorthand—the wonder drug and cure for c...
Aired: Nov 11, 1980 On Wednesday, 12 November 1980, Voyager 1 is expected to arrive at Saturn for...
15. The Wizard Who Spat on the Floor
Aired: Nov 18, 1980Thomas Edison is the quintessential American hero, the Wizard whose invention...
Aired: Nov 25, 1980 Water, water everywhere...but just how useful is it? NOVA travels to the Adir...
Aired: Dec 2, 1980 NOVA tells the story of still and cine photography in science—from the extrao...
Aired: Dec 9, 1980 The exquisite sensitivity of touch cells in the human skin makes it possible ...
Aired: Dec 23, 1980 The cuddly image of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has become an integral par...
Aired: Dec 30, 1980 Dudley Moore hosts a lighthearted but deep look at the history of time-- how ...
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