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NOVA

Season 14

1987 • 21 Episodes

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Countdown to the Invisible Universe

S14 E01 • Tuesday, Jan 20, 1987 • Jan 20 • 55m

NOVA scans the universe with the infrared eye of IRAS—the Infrared Astronomical Satellite—and discovers never-before-seen comets, stars, galaxies and other celestial wonders and enigmas.

Children of Eve

S14 E02 • Tuesday, Jan 27, 1987 • Jan 27 • 55m

NOVA examines a controversial theory that traces our ancestry to a small group of women living in Africa 300,000 years ago.

Why Planes Crash

S14 E03 • Tuesday, Feb 3, 1987 • Feb 3 • 55m

Between 60 and 80 percent of all commercial airplane accidents are attributable to pilot error. NOVA looks at some shocking instances of pilot negligence and what airlines are doing to solve the problem.

Orangutans of the Rain Forest

S14 E04 • Tuesday, Feb 10, 1987 • Feb 10 • 55m

NOVA cameras travel to Borneo, one of the last habitats of the wild orangutans, where scientists study the endangered ape. Who is observing whom? It is not always clear.

Freud Under Analysis

S14 E05 • Tuesday, Feb 17, 1987 • Feb 17 • 55m

Fifty years after his death, the creator of psychoanalysis is still the subject of intense debate. Was Freud right or wrong? NOVA profiles the enigmatic man and his controversial legacy.

The Hole in the Sky

S14 E06 • Tuesday, Feb 24, 1987 • Feb 24 • 55m

NOVA travels to Antarctica with an emergency scientific expedition to study a baffling "hole" in the Earth's protective ozone layer.

Confessions of a Weaponeer

S14 E07 • Tuesday, Mar 3, 1987 • Mar 3 • 55m

Harvard chemist George Kistiakowsky was an anti-Bolshevik soldier in 1919 Russia, an atomic bomb scientist at Los Alamos, a presidential advisor in the Eisenhower White House and an arms control activist. Shortly before Kistiakowsky death, he recounts his eventful career to interviewer Carl Sagan.

Great Moments from NOVA

S14 E08 • Tuesday, Mar 10, 1987 • Mar 10 • 55m

NOVA presents two hours of the best from its 14 seasons of exciting science coverage. A "talking" chimp, an exploding volcano and a sight-and-sound space video are but a few of the memorable segments. Richard Kiley hosts.

Will the World Starve?

S14 E09 • Tuesday, Mar 24, 1987 • Mar 24 • 55m

All over the world, farmers are taking more from the soil than they return. NOVA reports on the soil crisis in world agriculture—a plight that has already resulted in massive starvation.

The Desert Doesn't Bloom Here Anymore

S14 E10 • Tuesday, Mar 31, 1987 • Mar 31 • 55m

In rich and poor countries alike, once-productive farms are turning to desert because of mismanagement of water resources. NOVA examines the causes and cures of desertification.

Rocky Road to Jupiter

S14 E11 • Tuesday, Apr 7, 1987 • Apr 7 • 55m

In a case study of the strengths and weaknesses of the United States space program, NOVA chronicles the ambitious and long-delayed Galileo mission to Jupiter—still on the ground long after its planned May 1986 launch.

Death of a Star

S14 E12 • Tuesday, Oct 6, 1987 • Oct 6 • 55m

Why do stars explode and how is the energy generated? What is the effect of all those little “aftermath” particles floating through space? Nova: Death of a Star is a 60-minute science documentary that explores rare astronomical events in all their dimensions. The film features the 1987 explosion of a supernova - first observed by a Canadian astronomer in Chile - and discusses its impact on the universe. Witness the celestial phenomena that baffles the scientific community as you travel from South America to Japan to Cleveland. A discussion of supernova neutrinos is a special highlight of the tape.

Spy Machines

S14 E13 • Tuesday, Oct 13, 1987 • Oct 13 • 55m

On the 25th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis, NOVA investigates the spy planes and satellites that played a critical role in history and influence arms control today.

Hidden Power of Plants

S14 E14 • Tuesday, Oct 20, 1987 • Oct 20 • 55m

Plants produce some of the world's most potent chemicals in the fight against disease. NOVA follows the urgent efforts to track down new medicines in nature.

Japan's American Genius

S14 E15 • Tuesday, Oct 27, 1987 • Oct 27 • 55m

Is Detroit inventor Stanford Ovshinsky the new Thomas Edison? Japanese industries are betting that the genius behind amorphous materials-a simpler and less expensive alternative to silicon-is onto something big.

A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama

S14 E16 • Tuesday, Nov 3, 1987 • Nov 3 • 55m

The Panama Canal opened in 1914 after a 30-year effort that dwarfed the building of the pyramids. Historian David McCullough navigates through the canal and tells the story of the human drama behind the engineering feat.

Volcano!

S14 E17 • Tuesday, Nov 10, 1987 • Nov 10 • 55m

Millions live in the shadows of nature's ticking time-bombs—volcanos. NOVA accompanies scientists who are developing new techniques to predict when volcanos will erupt and how violently.

How Good is Soviet Science?

S14 E18 • Tuesday, Nov 17, 1987 • Nov 17 • 55m

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.

Ancient Treasures from the Deep

S14 E19 • Tuesday, Dec 1, 1987 • Dec 1 • 55m

NOVA joins underwater archaeologists as they explore the oldest shipwreck ever excavated, a richly-laden merchant vessel dating from the time of King Tut.

Riddle of the Joints

S14 E20 • Tuesday, Dec 8, 1987 • Dec 8 • 55m

A trail of evidence leading from a medieval abbey to a small town in Connecticut sheds new light on rheumatoid arthritis, a crippling inflammation of the joints with no known cause or cure.

Secrets of the Lost Red Paint People

S14 E21 • Tuesday, Dec 15, 1987 • Dec 15 • 55m

NOVA follows archaeologists as they unearth clues, some 7,000 years old, about an unknown, mysterious and advanced sea-faring people who lived along the North Atlantic coast of the United States and Canada.

NOVA

Season 14

1987 • 21 Episodes

Activity from Friends

Countdown to the Invisible Universe

S14 E01 • Tuesday, Jan 20, 1987 • Jan 20 • 55m

NOVA scans the universe with the infrared eye of IRAS—the Infrared Astronomical Satellite—and discovers never-before-seen comets, stars, galaxies and other celestial wonders and enigmas.

Children of Eve

S14 E02 • Tuesday, Jan 27, 1987 • Jan 27 • 55m

NOVA examines a controversial theory that traces our ancestry to a small group of women living in Africa 300,000 years ago.

Why Planes Crash

S14 E03 • Tuesday, Feb 3, 1987 • Feb 3 • 55m

Orangutans of the Rain Forest

S14 E04 • Tuesday, Feb 10, 1987 • Feb 10 • 55m

NOVA cameras travel to Borneo, one of the last habitats of the wild orangutans, where scientists study the endangered ape. Who is observing whom? It is not always clear.

Freud Under Analysis

S14 E05 • Tuesday, Feb 17, 1987 • Feb 17 • 55m

Fifty years after his death, the creator of psychoanalysis is still the subject of intense debate. Was Freud right or wrong? NOVA profiles the enigmatic man and his controversial legacy.

The Hole in the Sky

S14 E06 • Tuesday, Feb 24, 1987 • Feb 24 • 55m

NOVA travels to Antarctica with an emergency scientific expedition to study a baffling "hole" in the Earth's protective ozone layer.

Confessions of a Weaponeer

S14 E07 • Tuesday, Mar 3, 1987 • Mar 3 • 55m

Great Moments from NOVA

S14 E08 • Tuesday, Mar 10, 1987 • Mar 10 • 55m

Will the World Starve?

S14 E09 • Tuesday, Mar 24, 1987 • Mar 24 • 55m

All over the world, farmers are taking more from the soil than they return. NOVA reports on the soil crisis in world agriculture—a plight that has already resulted in massive starvation.

The Desert Doesn't Bloom Here Anymore

S14 E10 • Tuesday, Mar 31, 1987 • Mar 31 • 55m

In rich and poor countries alike, once-productive farms are turning to desert because of mismanagement of water resources. NOVA examines the causes and cures of desertification.

Rocky Road to Jupiter

S14 E11 • Tuesday, Apr 7, 1987 • Apr 7 • 55m

Death of a Star

S14 E12 • Tuesday, Oct 6, 1987 • Oct 6 • 55m

Spy Machines

S14 E13 • Tuesday, Oct 13, 1987 • Oct 13 • 55m

On the 25th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis, NOVA investigates the spy planes and satellites that played a critical role in history and influence arms control today.

Hidden Power of Plants

S14 E14 • Tuesday, Oct 20, 1987 • Oct 20 • 55m

Plants produce some of the world's most potent chemicals in the fight against disease. NOVA follows the urgent efforts to track down new medicines in nature.

Japan's American Genius

S14 E15 • Tuesday, Oct 27, 1987 • Oct 27 • 55m

A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama

S14 E16 • Tuesday, Nov 3, 1987 • Nov 3 • 55m

Volcano!

S14 E17 • Tuesday, Nov 10, 1987 • Nov 10 • 55m

Millions live in the shadows of nature's ticking time-bombs—volcanos. NOVA accompanies scientists who are developing new techniques to predict when volcanos will erupt and how violently.

How Good is Soviet Science?

S14 E18 • Tuesday, Nov 17, 1987 • Nov 17 • 55m

Ancient Treasures from the Deep

S14 E19 • Tuesday, Dec 1, 1987 • Dec 1 • 55m

NOVA joins underwater archaeologists as they explore the oldest shipwreck ever excavated, a richly-laden merchant vessel dating from the time of King Tut.

Riddle of the Joints

S14 E20 • Tuesday, Dec 8, 1987 • Dec 8 • 55m

A trail of evidence leading from a medieval abbey to a small town in Connecticut sheds new light on rheumatoid arthritis, a crippling inflammation of the joints with no known cause or cure.

Secrets of the Lost Red Paint People

S14 E21 • Tuesday, Dec 15, 1987 • Dec 15 • 55m

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1987

S14Season 14

21 Episodes

55 min / episode

19h 15m total

Aired

Jan 20, 1987 - Dec 15, 1987

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Season 14

1987 • 21 Episodes

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Countdown to the Invisible Universe

S14 E01 • Tuesday, Jan 20, 1987 • Jan 20 • 55m

NOVA scans the universe with the infrared eye of IRAS—the Infrared Astronomical Satellite—and discovers never-before-seen comets, stars, galaxies and other celestial wonders and enigmas.

Children of Eve

S14 E02 • Tuesday, Jan 27, 1987 • Jan 27 • 55m

NOVA examines a controversial theory that traces our ancestry to a small group of women living in Africa 300,000 years ago.

Why Planes Crash

S14 E03 • Tuesday, Feb 3, 1987 • Feb 3 • 55m

Orangutans of the Rain Forest

S14 E04 • Tuesday, Feb 10, 1987 • Feb 10 • 55m

NOVA cameras travel to Borneo, one of the last habitats of the wild orangutans, where scientists study the endangered ape. Who is observing whom? It is not always clear.

Freud Under Analysis

S14 E05 • Tuesday, Feb 17, 1987 • Feb 17 • 55m

Fifty years after his death, the creator of psychoanalysis is still the subject of intense debate. Was Freud right or wrong? NOVA profiles the enigmatic man and his controversial legacy.

The Hole in the Sky

S14 E06 • Tuesday, Feb 24, 1987 • Feb 24 • 55m

NOVA travels to Antarctica with an emergency scientific expedition to study a baffling "hole" in the Earth's protective ozone layer.

Confessions of a Weaponeer

S14 E07 • Tuesday, Mar 3, 1987 • Mar 3 • 55m

Great Moments from NOVA

S14 E08 • Tuesday, Mar 10, 1987 • Mar 10 • 55m

Will the World Starve?

S14 E09 • Tuesday, Mar 24, 1987 • Mar 24 • 55m

All over the world, farmers are taking more from the soil than they return. NOVA reports on the soil crisis in world agriculture—a plight that has already resulted in massive starvation.

The Desert Doesn't Bloom Here Anymore

S14 E10 • Tuesday, Mar 31, 1987 • Mar 31 • 55m

In rich and poor countries alike, once-productive farms are turning to desert because of mismanagement of water resources. NOVA examines the causes and cures of desertification.

Rocky Road to Jupiter

S14 E11 • Tuesday, Apr 7, 1987 • Apr 7 • 55m

Death of a Star

S14 E12 • Tuesday, Oct 6, 1987 • Oct 6 • 55m

Spy Machines

S14 E13 • Tuesday, Oct 13, 1987 • Oct 13 • 55m

On the 25th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis, NOVA investigates the spy planes and satellites that played a critical role in history and influence arms control today.

Hidden Power of Plants

S14 E14 • Tuesday, Oct 20, 1987 • Oct 20 • 55m

Plants produce some of the world's most potent chemicals in the fight against disease. NOVA follows the urgent efforts to track down new medicines in nature.

Japan's American Genius

S14 E15 • Tuesday, Oct 27, 1987 • Oct 27 • 55m

A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama

S14 E16 • Tuesday, Nov 3, 1987 • Nov 3 • 55m

Volcano!

S14 E17 • Tuesday, Nov 10, 1987 • Nov 10 • 55m

Millions live in the shadows of nature's ticking time-bombs—volcanos. NOVA accompanies scientists who are developing new techniques to predict when volcanos will erupt and how violently.

How Good is Soviet Science?

S14 E18 • Tuesday, Nov 17, 1987 • Nov 17 • 55m

Ancient Treasures from the Deep

S14 E19 • Tuesday, Dec 1, 1987 • Dec 1 • 55m

NOVA joins underwater archaeologists as they explore the oldest shipwreck ever excavated, a richly-laden merchant vessel dating from the time of King Tut.

Riddle of the Joints

S14 E20 • Tuesday, Dec 8, 1987 • Dec 8 • 55m

A trail of evidence leading from a medieval abbey to a small town in Connecticut sheds new light on rheumatoid arthritis, a crippling inflammation of the joints with no known cause or cure.

Secrets of the Lost Red Paint People

S14 E21 • Tuesday, Dec 15, 1987 • Dec 15 • 55m

NOVA

Season 14

1987 • 21 Episodes

Activity from Friends

Countdown to the Invisible Universe

S14 E01 • Tuesday, Jan 20, 1987 • Jan 20 • 55m

NOVA scans the universe with the infrared eye of IRAS—the Infrared Astronomical Satellite—and discovers never-before-seen comets, stars, galaxies and other celestial wonders and enigmas.

Children of Eve

S14 E02 • Tuesday, Jan 27, 1987 • Jan 27 • 55m

NOVA examines a controversial theory that traces our ancestry to a small group of women living in Africa 300,000 years ago.

Why Planes Crash

S14 E03 • Tuesday, Feb 3, 1987 • Feb 3 • 55m

Orangutans of the Rain Forest

S14 E04 • Tuesday, Feb 10, 1987 • Feb 10 • 55m

NOVA cameras travel to Borneo, one of the last habitats of the wild orangutans, where scientists study the endangered ape. Who is observing whom? It is not always clear.

Freud Under Analysis

S14 E05 • Tuesday, Feb 17, 1987 • Feb 17 • 55m

Fifty years after his death, the creator of psychoanalysis is still the subject of intense debate. Was Freud right or wrong? NOVA profiles the enigmatic man and his controversial legacy.

The Hole in the Sky

S14 E06 • Tuesday, Feb 24, 1987 • Feb 24 • 55m

NOVA travels to Antarctica with an emergency scientific expedition to study a baffling "hole" in the Earth's protective ozone layer.

Confessions of a Weaponeer

S14 E07 • Tuesday, Mar 3, 1987 • Mar 3 • 55m

Great Moments from NOVA

S14 E08 • Tuesday, Mar 10, 1987 • Mar 10 • 55m

Will the World Starve?

S14 E09 • Tuesday, Mar 24, 1987 • Mar 24 • 55m

All over the world, farmers are taking more from the soil than they return. NOVA reports on the soil crisis in world agriculture—a plight that has already resulted in massive starvation.

The Desert Doesn't Bloom Here Anymore

S14 E10 • Tuesday, Mar 31, 1987 • Mar 31 • 55m

In rich and poor countries alike, once-productive farms are turning to desert because of mismanagement of water resources. NOVA examines the causes and cures of desertification.

Rocky Road to Jupiter

S14 E11 • Tuesday, Apr 7, 1987 • Apr 7 • 55m

Death of a Star

S14 E12 • Tuesday, Oct 6, 1987 • Oct 6 • 55m

Spy Machines

S14 E13 • Tuesday, Oct 13, 1987 • Oct 13 • 55m

On the 25th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis, NOVA investigates the spy planes and satellites that played a critical role in history and influence arms control today.

Hidden Power of Plants

S14 E14 • Tuesday, Oct 20, 1987 • Oct 20 • 55m

Plants produce some of the world's most potent chemicals in the fight against disease. NOVA follows the urgent efforts to track down new medicines in nature.

Japan's American Genius

S14 E15 • Tuesday, Oct 27, 1987 • Oct 27 • 55m

A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama

S14 E16 • Tuesday, Nov 3, 1987 • Nov 3 • 55m

Volcano!

S14 E17 • Tuesday, Nov 10, 1987 • Nov 10 • 55m

Millions live in the shadows of nature's ticking time-bombs—volcanos. NOVA accompanies scientists who are developing new techniques to predict when volcanos will erupt and how violently.

How Good is Soviet Science?

S14 E18 • Tuesday, Nov 17, 1987 • Nov 17 • 55m

Ancient Treasures from the Deep

S14 E19 • Tuesday, Dec 1, 1987 • Dec 1 • 55m

NOVA joins underwater archaeologists as they explore the oldest shipwreck ever excavated, a richly-laden merchant vessel dating from the time of King Tut.

Riddle of the Joints

S14 E20 • Tuesday, Dec 8, 1987 • Dec 8 • 55m

A trail of evidence leading from a medieval abbey to a small town in Connecticut sheds new light on rheumatoid arthritis, a crippling inflammation of the joints with no known cause or cure.

Secrets of the Lost Red Paint People

S14 E21 • Tuesday, Dec 15, 1987 • Dec 15 • 55m