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s12e01 Edgerton and His Incredible Seeing Machines 1985-01-16 02:00 ⌄

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Edgerton and His Incredible Seeing Machines

s12e01 · 1985-01-16 · 02:00

NOVA explores the fascinating world of Dr. Harold Edgerton, electronics wizard and inventor extraordinaire, whose invention of the electronic strobe, a "magic lamp," has enabled the human eye to see the unseen.

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s12e02 Global Village 1985-01-23 02:00 ⌄

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Global Village

s12e02 · 1985-01-23 · 02:00

NOVA presents an in-depth look at India's attempt to use satellite technology to leapfrog into the era of space-age communication and whether it brings benefit or blight to India's villages and rural areas.

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s12e03 Conquest of the Parasites 1985-01-30 02:00 ⌄

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Conquest of the Parasites

s12e03 · 1985-01-30 · 02:00

NOVA examines the complex world of parasites, parasitic diseases and the exciting work currently being done by a new breed of medical researchers as they meet the challenge of conquering the world's number one medical problem.

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s12e04 In the Land of the Polar Bears 1985-02-06 02:00 ⌄

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In the Land of the Polar Bears

s12e04 · 1985-02-06 · 02:00

A rare look at the beautiful and desolate Wrangel Island-a Soviet possession 300 miles off the coast of Alaska-as seen through the eyes of Soviet Filmmaker and naturalist Yuri Ledin. Wrangel Island is not only the home to Siberian snow geese, polar foxes and walruses, but serves as the world's largest denning area for polar bears.

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s12e05 AIDS: Chapter One 1985-02-13 02:00 ⌄

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AIDS: Chapter One

s12e05 · 1985-02-13 · 02:00

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, or AIDS, is a deadly disease that has struck down some 2,000 people in the four years since its discovery. NOVA examines how modern science has been unraveling the mystery of this baffling ailment.

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s12e06 The Shape of Things 1985-02-20 02:00 ⌄

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The Shape of Things

s12e06 · 1985-02-20 · 02:00

Sea shells, crystals, honeycombs, eggs and seeds: They are shaped the way they are for a reason. NOVA takes viewers on a unique journey of discovery to find out why things are shaped the way they are and why they work so well.

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s12e07 Baby Talk 1985-02-27 02:00 ⌄

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Baby Talk

s12e07 · 1985-02-27 · 02:00

It's a mystery just how children acquire language. Does the process begin in the womb? And which comes first, language or thought? NOVA explores the fascinating world of baby talk and reveals the latest theories on this remarkable achievement.

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s12e08 The Mathematical Mystery Tour 1985-03-06 02:00 ⌄

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The Mathematical Mystery Tour

s12e08 · 1985-03-06 · 02:00

Imagine a bottle with no inside or a number bigger than infinity or parallel lines that meet. Welcome to the world of pure mathematics. NOVA offers a look into a wholly abstract, quirky world of mathematics.

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s12e09 Child's Play: Prodigies and Possibilities 1985-03-13 02:00 ⌄

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Child's Play: Prodigies and Possibilities

s12e09 · 1985-03-13 · 02:00

What do Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the painter Raphael and chess champion Bobby Fischer have in common? They were all child prodigies. NOVA explores the current efforts to learn more about the nature of giftedness.

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s12e21 Child's Play: Prodigies and Possibilities 1985-03-13 02:00 ⌄

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Child's Play: Prodigies and Possibilities

s12e21 · 1985-03-13 · 02:00

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s12e10 Monarch of the Mountains 1985-03-20 02:00 ⌄

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Monarch of the Mountains

s12e10 · 1985-03-20 · 02:00

NOVA explores the breeding, migration and survival patterns of the Rocky Mountain elk in a unique film, made totally under natural conditions. Telephoto lenses were used so as not to disturb the animals; filmmakers spent 18 months tracking the elk through the breathtaking Wyoming Rockies.

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s12e22 Monarch of the Mountains 1985-03-20 02:00 ⌄

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Monarch of the Mountains

s12e22 · 1985-03-20 · 02:00

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s12e11 The National Science Test II 1985-10-09 01:00 ⌄

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The National Science Test II

s12e11 · 1985-10-09 · 01:00

In NOVA's special sequel to1984's National Science Test, viewers can match wits with celebrity panelists David Attenborough, Michelle Johnson, Edwin Newman and Alvin Poussaint and a live studio audience. Art Fleming hosts.

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s12e12 Seeds of Tomorrow 1985-10-16 01:00 ⌄

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Seeds of Tomorrow

s12e12 · 1985-10-16 · 01:00

NOVA examines worldwide efforts of scientists who employ aggressive agricultural technologies to ensure food for the future.

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s12e13 What Einstein Never Knew 1985-10-23 01:00 ⌄

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What Einstein Never Knew

s12e13 · 1985-10-23 · 01:00

Albert Einstein did not live to find the answer. NOVA follows a new generation of physicists in their search to explain the mystery of the universe.

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s12e14 The Robot Revolution? 1985-10-30 02:00 ⌄

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The Robot Revolution?

s12e14 · 1985-10-30 · 02:00

How are the computer and the robot affecting the way we work? NOVA chronicles the new industrial revolution reshaping the American workplace.

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s12e15 The Magic of Special Effects 1985-11-06 02:00 ⌄

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The Magic of Special Effects

s12e15 · 1985-11-06 · 02:00

NOVA cameras go behind-the-scenes to reveal the new art of illusion, Hollywood-style, focusing on three blockbuster films—"Return of the Jedi," "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and "2010: The Year We Made Contact."

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s12e16 Child Survival: The Silent Emergency 1985-11-13 02:00 ⌄

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Child Survival: The Silent Emergency

s12e16 · 1985-11-13 · 02:00

NOVA charts the progress of an ambitious worldwide health program established to save the lives of millions of children who continue to die from common but curable diseases.

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s12e17 Tornado! 1985-11-20 02:00 ⌄

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Tornado!

s12e17 · 1985-11-20 · 02:00

NOVA follows a chase team—a group of scientists who chart deadly tornadoes—in an effort to learn more about predicting nature's most powerful and elusive weather phenomenon.

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s12e18 The Genetic Gamble 1985-11-27 02:00 ⌄

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The Genetic Gamble

s12e18 · 1985-11-27 · 02:00

NOVA examines current research and its ethical implications as modern medicine confronts the era of human gene therapy.

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s12e19 Animal Architects 1985-12-04 02:00 ⌄

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Animal Architects

s12e19 · 1985-12-04 · 02:00

NOVA examines the intricate world of nature's construction industry and presents rare footage of unusual habits.

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s12e20 The Plane that Changed the World 1985-12-18 02:00 ⌄

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The Plane that Changed the World

s12e20 · 1985-12-18 · 02:00

NOVA joins the 50th anniversary celebration of the DC-3—the plane that revolutionized commercial air travel, served gallantly in World War II and is called the most important plane ever built.

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