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Play Sound. Please enter your birth date to watch this video:. January February March April May June July August September October November December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Enter. Nova: Decoding The Weather Machine. Summary: Nova explores the development of fire safety aboard aircraft and how it has changed throughout the years. Engineers from Boeing invite cameras into their labs to show audiences what the future holds in fire safety.

The episode also recaps some of theworst air disasters that have occurred over the last century. NOVA recounts this tragic episode and the happy suprise ending for the young whales who survived after being nursed back to health by the New England Aquarium in Boston. Air Date : 15th-Mar Read More. NOVA explores the life of Srinivasa Ramanujan, a poor clerk from India who astounded mathematicians in the s with his brilliant insight into the world of numbers. Air Date : 22nd-Mar Read More.

NOVA 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. Air Date : 29th-Mar Read More. Most cases of polio in this country are caused by the vaccine designed to prevent it. NOVA examines the controvery surrounding the nation's vaccine policy. Air Date : 5th-Apr Read More. Part one of a four-part series on the pioneers of modern surgery relives the early days, when surgery was practiced without the benefit of anaesthesia or antisceptics and patients usually died.

Air Date : 6th-Sep Read More. Once unthinkable, open-heart surgery is now an everyday miracle. NOVA looks at the brave doctors and patients who make it possible. Air Date : 13th-Sep Read More. From kidneys to hearts, NOVA examines the daring attempts to replace diseased organs with transplanted ones.

Air Date : 20th-Sep Read More. Surgeons have always been eager to help patients, even at the risk of killing them. NOVA looks at some of the excesses of surgery, and at how new drugs and technologies are rendering some operations obsolete. Air Date : 27th-Sep Read More. Science meets art in the controversial effort to restore Michelangelo's famous Sistine Chapel frescoes. Air Date : 4th-Oct Read More. Thirty years after Sputnik, the United States space program is mired in uncertainty, while the Russians, Europeans, Japanese and others sprint onward and upward.

Air Date : 11th-Oct Read More. NOVA examines the troubling question of scientific fraud: How prevalent is it? Who commits it? And what happens when the perpetrators are caught? Air Date : 18th-Oct Read More. Using previously unavailable technology, NOVA probes the available evidence surrounding the assassination of John F.

Air Date : 15th-Nov Read More. Reliving a Greek myth takes an effort of mythic proportions, as NOVA reveals in its behind-the-scenes report of a human powered-flight across the Aegean Sea, a journey that symbolically recreated the mythical flight of Daedalus.

NOVA follows the epic journey of the human-powered plane Daedalus 88 from the early prototypes to its dramatic landing in the surf after a mile flight from the island of Crete to Santorini.

Air Date : 22nd-Nov Read More. The life of the shy, intelligent black bear in the wild—foraging, mating, playing and constantly preparing for its remarkable hibernation—is captured for the first time on film by NOVA. Air Date : 6th-Dec Read More. NOVA embarks on a year project to profile—in its entirety—the education of a doctor. In the premiere episode, we follow a handful of students as they start their freshman year at Harvard Medical School under a revolutionary program emphasizing early clinical contact with patients.

Air Date : 13th-Dec Read More. Happiness Ever After - Movies Nov 10th. Friends and Strangers - Movies Nov 10th. A Ring for Christmas - Movies Nov 10th. Quo Vadis, Aida? Christmas on My Block - Movies Nov 9th.

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams - Nov 10th. Season 15 Episode 1 - Top Gun and Beyond Today's sophisticated fighter jets can almost fly themselves, but well-trained pilots are still needed to win air battles. Season 15 Episode 3 - Buried in Ice Scientists investigate the frozen remains of members of the 19th century Franklin Expedition to the Canadian Arctic and ask why all perished. Season 15 Episode 5 - Battles in the War on Cancer: A Wonder Drug on Trial 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.

Race for the Superconductor NOVA 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. Can You Still Get Polio? Most cases of polio in this country are caused by the vaccine designed to prevent it.

NOVA examines the controvery surrounding the nation's vaccine policy. Brutal Craft: Pioneers of Surgery The Part one of a four-part series on the pioneers of modern surgery relives the early days, when surgery was practiced without the benefit of anaesthesia or antisceptics and patients usually died.

Into the Heart: Pioneers of Surgery Once unthinkable, open-heart surgery is now an everyday miracle. NOVA looks at the brave doctors and patients who make it possible. Beyond the Knife: Pioneers of Surgery Surgeons have always been eager to help patients, even at the risk of killing them. NOVA looks at some of the excesses of surgery, and at how new drugs and technologies are rendering some operations obsolete.

Can the Vatican Save the Sistine Chapel? Science meets art in the controversial effort to restore Michelangelo's famous Sistine Chapel frescoes.