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NOVA brings you stories from the frontlines of science and engineering, answering the big questions of today and tomorrow, from how our ancestors lived, to whether parallel universes exist, to how technology will transform our lives.

Genres: History | Nature
Station: PBS (US)
Rating: 6.5/10 from 2 users
Status: Running
Start: 1974-03-03

NOVA Season 15 Air Dates

Wednesday
Jan 20, 1988

02:00
S15E01 - Top Gun and Beyond Air Date: Jan 20, 1988 02:00 - 37 years ago

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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.

Wednesday
Oct 14, 1987

01:00
S15E02 - Spy Machines Air Date: Oct 14, 1987 01:00 - 38 years ago

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Wednesday
Oct 21, 1987

01:00
S15E03 - Hidden Power of Plants Air Date: Oct 21, 1987 01:00 - 37 years ago

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Wednesday
Oct 28, 1987

02:00
S15E04 - Japan's American Genius Air Date: Oct 28, 1987 02:00 - 37 years ago

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Wednesday
Nov 04, 1987

02:00
S15E05 - A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama Air Date: Nov 04, 1987 02:00 - 37 years ago

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Wednesday
Nov 11, 1987

02:00
S15E06 - Volcano! Air Date: Nov 11, 1987 02:00 - 37 years ago

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Wednesday
Nov 18, 1987

02:00
S15E07 - How Good is Soviet Science? Air Date: Nov 18, 1987 02:00 - 37 years ago

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Wednesday
Dec 02, 1987

02:00
S15E08 - Ancient Treasures from the Deep Air Date: Dec 02, 1987 02:00 - 37 years ago

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Wednesday
Dec 09, 1987

02:00
S15E09 - Riddle of the Joints Air Date: Dec 09, 1987 02:00 - 37 years ago

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Wednesday
Dec 16, 1987

02:00
S15E10 - Secrets of the Lost Red Paint People Air Date: Dec 16, 1987 02:00 - 37 years ago

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Wednesday
Jan 20, 1988

02:00
S15E11 - Top Gun and Beyond Air Date: Jan 20, 1988 02:00 - 37 years ago

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Wednesday
Jan 27, 1988

02:00
S15E12 - How to Create a Junk Food Air Date: Jan 27, 1988 02:00 - 37 years ago

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Julia Child introduces NOVA's behind-the-scenes look at how science aids in the creation of snack foods.
Wednesday
Feb 03, 1988

02:00
S15E13 - Buried in Ice Air Date: Feb 03, 1988 02:00 - 37 years ago

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Scientists investigate the frozen remains of members of the 19th century Franklin Expedition to the Canadian Arctic and ask why all perished.
Wednesday
Feb 10, 1988

02:00
S15E14 - Why Planes Burn Air Date: Feb 10, 1988 02:00 - 37 years ago

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Airplane fires are often deadly. NOVA looks at efforts to make fires aboard planes less likely and more survivable.
Wednesday
Feb 24, 1988

02:00
S15E15 - Battles in the War on Cancer: A Wonder Drug on Trial Air Date: Feb 24, 1988 02:00 - 37 years ago

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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.
Wednesday
Mar 02, 1988

02:00
S15E16 - Battles in the War on Cancer: Breast Cancer - Turning the Tide Air Date: Mar 02, 1988 02:00 - 37 years ago

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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.
Wednesday
Mar 09, 1988

02:00
S15E17 - Mystery of the Master Builders Air Date: Mar 09, 1988 02:00 - 37 years ago

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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.
Wednesday
Mar 16, 1988

02:00
S15E18 - Whale Rescue Air Date: Mar 16, 1988 02:00 - 37 years ago

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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.
Wednesday
Mar 23, 1988

02:00
S15E19 - The Man Who Loved Numbers Air Date: Mar 23, 1988 02:00 - 37 years ago

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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.
Wednesday
Mar 30, 1988

02:00
S15E20 - Race for the Superconductor Air Date: Mar 30, 1988 02:00 - 37 years ago

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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.
Wednesday
Apr 06, 1988

01:00
S15E21 - Can You Still Get Polio? Air Date: Apr 06, 1988 01:00 - 37 years ago

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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.
Wednesday
Jun 22, 1988

01:00
S15E22 - Can We Make a Better Doctor? Air Date: Jun 22, 1988 01:00 - 37 years ago

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