NOVA (1974)
PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.
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12x01 The Garden of Inheritance
09 January, 1985 5:00 am
In this docudrama presentation, NOVA looks at the life, times and work of Gregor Mendel, the 19th cenutry Augustinian friar whose revolutionary scientific experiments in selective breeding have made him the "Father of Genetics."
12x02 Edgerton and His Incredible Seeing Machines
16 January, 1985 5:00 am
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.
12x03 Global Village
23 January, 1985 5:00 am
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.
12x04 Conquest of the Parasites
30 January, 1985 5:00 am
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.
12x05 In the Land of the Polar Bears
06 February, 1985 5:00 am
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.
12x06 AIDS: Chapter One
13 February, 1985 5:00 am
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.
12x07 The Shape of Things
20 February, 1985 5:00 am
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.
12x08 Baby Talk
27 February, 1985 5:00 am
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.
12x09 The Mathematical Mystery Tour
06 March, 1985 5:00 am
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.
12x10 Child's Play: Prodigies and Possibilities
13 March, 1985 5:00 am
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.
12x11 Monarch of the Mountains
20 March, 1985 5:00 am
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.
12x12 The National Science Test II
09 October, 1985 5:00 am
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.
12x13 Seeds of Tomorrow
16 October, 1985 5:00 am
NOVA examines worldwide efforts of scientists who employ aggressive agricultual technologies to ensure food for the future.
12x14 What Einstein Never Knew
23 October, 1985 5:00 am
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.
12x15 The Robot Revolution?
30 October, 1985 5:00 am
How are the computer and the robot affecting the way we work? NOVA chronicles the new industrial revolution reshaping the American workplace.
12x16 The Magic of Special Effects
06 November, 1985 5:00 am
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."
12x17 Child Survival: The Silent Emergency
13 November, 1985 5:00 am
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.
12x18 Tornado!
20 November, 1985 5:00 am
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.
12x19 The Genetic Gamble
27 November, 1985 5:00 am
NOVA examines current research and its ethical implications as modern medicine confronts the era of human gene therapy.
12x20 Animal Architects
04 December, 1985 5:00 am
NOVA examines the intricate world of nature's construction industry and presents rare footage of unusual habits.
12x21 The Plane that Changed the World
18 December, 1985 5:00 am
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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