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s15e02 Spy Machines 1987-10-14 01:00 ⌄

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Spy Machines

s15e02 · 1987-10-14 · 01:00

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s15e03 The Hidden Power of Plants 1987-10-21 01:00 ⌄

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The Hidden Power of Plants

s15e03 · 1987-10-21 · 01:00

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s15e04 Japan's American Genius 1987-10-28 02:00 ⌄

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Japan's American Genius

s15e04 · 1987-10-28 · 02:00

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s15e05 A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama 1987-11-04 02:00 ⌄

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A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama

s15e05 · 1987-11-04 · 02:00

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s15e06 Volcano! 1987-11-11 02:00 ⌄

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Volcano!

s15e06 · 1987-11-11 · 02:00

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s15e07 How Good is Soviet Science? 1987-11-18 02:00 ⌄

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How Good is Soviet Science?

s15e07 · 1987-11-18 · 02:00

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s15e08 Ancient Treasures from the Deep 1987-12-02 02:00 ⌄

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Ancient Treasures from the Deep

s15e08 · 1987-12-02 · 02:00

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s15e09 Riddle of the Joints 1987-12-09 02:00 ⌄

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Riddle of the Joints

s15e09 · 1987-12-09 · 02:00

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s15e10 Secrets of the Lost Red Paint People 1987-12-16 02:00 ⌄

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Secrets of the Lost Red Paint People

s15e10 · 1987-12-16 · 02:00

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s15e01 Top Gun and Beyond 1988-01-20 02:00 ⌄

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Top Gun and Beyond

s15e01 · 1988-01-20 · 02:00

Today's sophisticated fighter jets can almost fly themselves, but well-trained pilots are still needed to win air battles. NOVA looks at how planes and pilots are adapting to high technology.

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s15e11 Top Gun and Beyond 1988-01-20 02:00 ⌄

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Top Gun and Beyond

s15e11 · 1988-01-20 · 02:00

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s15e12 How to Create a Junk Food 1988-01-27 02:00 ⌄

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How to Create a Junk Food

s15e12 · 1988-01-27 · 02:00

Julia Child introduces NOVA's behind-the-scenes look at how science aids in the creation of snack foods.

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s15e13 Buried in Ice 1988-02-03 02:00 ⌄

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Buried in Ice

s15e13 · 1988-02-03 · 02:00

Scientists investigate the frozen remains of members of the 19th century Franklin Expedition to the Canadian Arctic and ask why all perished.

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s15e14 Why Planes Burn 1988-02-10 02:00 ⌄

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Why Planes Burn

s15e14 · 1988-02-10 · 02:00

Airplane fires are often deadly. NOVA looks at efforts to make fires aboard planes less likely and more survivable.

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s15e15 Battles in the War on Cancer: A Wonder Drug on Trial 1988-02-24 02:00 ⌄

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Battles in the War on Cancer: A Wonder Drug on Trial

s15e15 · 1988-02-24 · 02:00

In part one of a two-part special presentation, NOVA reports on the trials to determine whether the new drug Interleukin-2—the first to make use of the body's own disease-fighting strategy—will live up to its promise as a pivotal cancer breakthrough. Jane Pauley of NBC News hosts and narrates.

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s15e16 Battles in the War on Cancer: Breast Cancer - Turning the Tide 1988-03-02 02:00 ⌄

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Battles in the War on Cancer: Breast Cancer - Turning the Tide

s15e16 · 1988-03-02 · 02:00

In part two of a two-part special presentation, NOVA reports on the trials to determine whether the new drug Interleukin-2—the first to make use of the body's own disease-fighting strategy—will live up to its promise as a pivotal cancer breakthrough. Breast cancer claims the lives of four American women every hour. Jane Pauley of NBC News hosts and narrates this NOVA report on stepped-up efforts to reduce the death rate from this all-too-common killer.

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s15e17 Mystery of the Master Builders 1988-03-09 02:00 ⌄

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Mystery of the Master Builders

s15e17 · 1988-03-09 · 02:00

Princeton professor and author Robert Mark tracks down the engineering secrets of some of the beautiful buildings in the world including Notre Dame in Paris, St. Paul in London and the Roman Pantheon.

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s15e18 Whale Rescue 1988-03-16 02:00 ⌄

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Whale Rescue

s15e18 · 1988-03-16 · 02:00

It was a blustery day in December 1986, and the New England Coast was in the midst of a winter storm, accompanied by strong on-shore gales and an unusually high tide—conditions perfect for stranding whales in the confined shallows of Cape Cod. NOVA recounts this tragic episode and the happy surprise ending for the young whales who survived after being nursed back to health by the New England Aquarium in Boston.

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s15e19 The Man Who Loved Numbers 1988-03-23 02:00 ⌄

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The Man Who Loved Numbers

s15e19 · 1988-03-23 · 02:00

Tells the story of the brilliant Indian mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan and of his brief association at Trinity College in England with the English mathematicians G.H. Hardy and J.E. Littlewood. His full potential was never realized because of his tragic death from illness in India at age 32.

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s15e20 Race for the Superconductor 1988-03-30 02:00 ⌄

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Race for the Superconductor

s15e20 · 1988-03-30 · 02:00

OVA charts an electronics revolution in the making as Japan and the United States race to develop a material that will conduct electricity at room temperature with zero resistance.

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s15e21 Can You Still Get Polio? 1988-04-06 01:00 ⌄

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Can You Still Get Polio?

s15e21 · 1988-04-06 · 01:00

Most cases of polio in the United States are caused by the vaccine designed to prevent it. NOVA examines the controversy surrounding the nation's vaccine policy.

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