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1977 • 19 Episodes

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Hitler's Secret Weapon

S04 E01 • Wednesday, Jan 5, 1977 • Jan 5 • 55m

NOVA traces the development of Hitler's V-2 rocket through rare footage obtained from the National Archives—some never broadcast before on television.

The Hot Blooded Dinosaurs

S04 E02 • Wednesday, Jan 12, 1977 • Jan 12 • 55m

If you were a dinosaur scientist, what would you do with a pile of fossil bones? How would you even start to put the giant jigsaw puzzle together, never mind discover anything about how these dinosaurs lived? NOVA explores the incredible world of the dinosaur scientist.

What Price Coal?

S04 E03 • Wednesday, Jan 19, 1977 • Jan 19 • 55m

What is the price we are prepared to pay for coal? NOVA looks at the environmental and health safety issues raised by the government, industry, and the victims.

The Sunspot Mystery

S04 E04 • Wednesday, Feb 2, 1977 • Feb 2 • 55m

NOVA explores the research on the 1976 drought in the western United States which led some solar scientists to discover the link between weather patterns and the 11 year sunspot mystery.

The Plastic Prison

S04 E05 • Wednesday, Feb 9, 1977 • Feb 9 • 55m

NOVA follows the lives of three boys who have combined immuned deficiency—a disease that leaves its victims with no immune system.

Incident at Brown's Ferry

S04 E06 • Wednesday, Feb 23, 1977 • Feb 23 • 55m

NOVA recreates March 1975 at Brown's Ferry, an Alabama nuclear power plant—the largest in the world—that suffered a seven-hour fire which came very close to developing into a major public disaster.

Bye Bye Blackbird

S04 E07 • Wednesday, Mar 2, 1977 • Mar 2 • 55m

NOVA looks at blackbirds, their winter habit of nesting in the millions, and the destruction they do to crops.

The Pill for the People

S04 E08 • Wednesday, Mar 9, 1977 • Mar 9 • 55m

NOVA profiles chemist Russell Marker who made the birth control pill possible by discovering a synthetic substitute for the hormone progesterone.

The Gene Engineers

S04 E09 • Wednesday, Mar 16, 1977 • Mar 16 • 55m

NOVA explores the history of genetic engineering and the possible risks and benefits of this area of research

The Human Animal

S04 E10 • Wednesday, Mar 23, 1977 • Mar 23 • 55m

NOVA investigates the controversial theory of Harvard University biologist E.O. Wilson, that many aspects of human behavior are genetically determined.

The Wolf Equation

S04 E11 • Wednesday, Mar 30, 1977 • Mar 30 • 55m

In the winter of 1976-77, 80 percent of the wolf population in Northwest Alaska was the target of aerial hunts. Although the area is roamed by the Western Arctic caribou herds—a natural predator of the wolf—the caribou population has been steadily decreasing in number. NOVA examines how the Dept. of Fish and Game is handling the the problem of wolf control.

The Dawn of the Solar Age

S04 E12 • Wednesday, Apr 20, 1977 • Apr 20 • 55m

Solar energy is increasingly popular as a home heating source. But only recently has it been seriously considered as a source of industrial power. NOVA looks at this new industrial approach, such as the use of a huge windmill in Ohio, giant machines that may generate electricity from the heat of the tropical seas or from the motion of waves, and an orbiting solar power station able to beam microwaves to earth.

The Business of Extinction

S04 E13 • Wednesday, Apr 20, 1977 • Apr 20 • 55m

NOVA explores the huge international illegal trade in animals, penetrates the thriving underworld of smugglers and assesses the effects on vanishing wildlife.

The Red Planet

S04 E14 • Wednesday, Apr 27, 1977 • Apr 27 • 55m

NOVA traces 300 years of speculation, investigation and discovery that have centered on Mars—particularly the theory that the planet could support life. Questions raised by NASA's 1976 Viking mariner missions about how the vast canyons were formed are also explored.

Tongues of Men (1)

S04 E15 • Wednesday, May 11, 1977 • May 11 • 55m

In part one of this two-part exploration of the diversity of world languages, NOVA examines how and why the bewildering confusion of languages came about.

Tongues of Men (2)

S04 E16 • Wednesday, May 18, 1977 • May 18 • 55m

In part two of this two-part series on the diversity of language, NOVA explores how man has coped with the confusion of language and asks if the growing acceptance of English is the answer.

Linus Pauling: Crusading Scientist

S04 E17 • Wednesday, Jun 1, 1977 • Jun 1 • 55m

NOVA profiles Linus Pauling—the only person to have received two unshared Nobel Prizes for his work in nuclear weapons.

Across the Silent Barrier

S04 E18 • Wednesday, Jun 22, 1977 • Jun 22 • 55m

NOVA explores the different means by which hearing-impaired people have learned to penetrate the world of the hearing by visiting with Kitty O'Neil—a woman record-holding speed car racer; Frances Parsons, an advocate of hearing-impaired persons' rights; and workers at Silent Industries—a factory in Los Angeles founded by a deaf man.

The New Healers

S04 E19 • Wednesday, Jun 29, 1977 • Jun 29 • 55m

NOVA explores the delibitating diseases that are often caused by poverty and follows two paths to health care in Tanzania and the United States.

NOVA

Season 4

1977 • 19 Episodes

Activity from Friends

Hitler's Secret Weapon

S04 E01 • Wednesday, Jan 5, 1977 • Jan 5 • 55m

NOVA traces the development of Hitler's V-2 rocket through rare footage obtained from the National Archives—some never broadcast before on television.

The Hot Blooded Dinosaurs

S04 E02 • Wednesday, Jan 12, 1977 • Jan 12 • 55m

What Price Coal?

S04 E03 • Wednesday, Jan 19, 1977 • Jan 19 • 55m

What is the price we are prepared to pay for coal? NOVA looks at the environmental and health safety issues raised by the government, industry, and the victims.

The Sunspot Mystery

S04 E04 • Wednesday, Feb 2, 1977 • Feb 2 • 55m

NOVA explores the research on the 1976 drought in the western United States which led some solar scientists to discover the link between weather patterns and the 11 year sunspot mystery.

The Plastic Prison

S04 E05 • Wednesday, Feb 9, 1977 • Feb 9 • 55m

NOVA follows the lives of three boys who have combined immuned deficiency—a disease that leaves its victims with no immune system.

Incident at Brown's Ferry

S04 E06 • Wednesday, Feb 23, 1977 • Feb 23 • 55m

Bye Bye Blackbird

S04 E07 • Wednesday, Mar 2, 1977 • Mar 2 • 55m

NOVA looks at blackbirds, their winter habit of nesting in the millions, and the destruction they do to crops.

The Pill for the People

S04 E08 • Wednesday, Mar 9, 1977 • Mar 9 • 55m

NOVA profiles chemist Russell Marker who made the birth control pill possible by discovering a synthetic substitute for the hormone progesterone.

The Gene Engineers

S04 E09 • Wednesday, Mar 16, 1977 • Mar 16 • 55m

NOVA explores the history of genetic engineering and the possible risks and benefits of this area of research

The Human Animal

S04 E10 • Wednesday, Mar 23, 1977 • Mar 23 • 55m

NOVA investigates the controversial theory of Harvard University biologist E.O. Wilson, that many aspects of human behavior are genetically determined.

The Wolf Equation

S04 E11 • Wednesday, Mar 30, 1977 • Mar 30 • 55m

The Dawn of the Solar Age

S04 E12 • Wednesday, Apr 20, 1977 • Apr 20 • 55m

The Business of Extinction

S04 E13 • Wednesday, Apr 20, 1977 • Apr 20 • 55m

NOVA explores the huge international illegal trade in animals, penetrates the thriving underworld of smugglers and assesses the effects on vanishing wildlife.

The Red Planet

S04 E14 • Wednesday, Apr 27, 1977 • Apr 27 • 55m

Tongues of Men (1)

S04 E15 • Wednesday, May 11, 1977 • May 11 • 55m

In part one of this two-part exploration of the diversity of world languages, NOVA examines how and why the bewildering confusion of languages came about.

Tongues of Men (2)

S04 E16 • Wednesday, May 18, 1977 • May 18 • 55m

In part two of this two-part series on the diversity of language, NOVA explores how man has coped with the confusion of language and asks if the growing acceptance of English is the answer.

Linus Pauling: Crusading Scientist

S04 E17 • Wednesday, Jun 1, 1977 • Jun 1 • 55m

NOVA profiles Linus Pauling—the only person to have received two unshared Nobel Prizes for his work in nuclear weapons.

Across the Silent Barrier

S04 E18 • Wednesday, Jun 22, 1977 • Jun 22 • 55m

The New Healers

S04 E19 • Wednesday, Jun 29, 1977 • Jun 29 • 55m

NOVA explores the delibitating diseases that are often caused by poverty and follows two paths to health care in Tanzania and the United States.

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1977

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19 Episodes

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17h 25m total

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Jan 5, 1977 - Jun 29, 1977

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Hitler's Secret Weapon

S04 E01 • Wednesday, Jan 5, 1977 • Jan 5 • 55m

NOVA traces the development of Hitler's V-2 rocket through rare footage obtained from the National Archives—some never broadcast before on television.

The Hot Blooded Dinosaurs

S04 E02 • Wednesday, Jan 12, 1977 • Jan 12 • 55m

What Price Coal?

S04 E03 • Wednesday, Jan 19, 1977 • Jan 19 • 55m

What is the price we are prepared to pay for coal? NOVA looks at the environmental and health safety issues raised by the government, industry, and the victims.

The Sunspot Mystery

S04 E04 • Wednesday, Feb 2, 1977 • Feb 2 • 55m

NOVA explores the research on the 1976 drought in the western United States which led some solar scientists to discover the link between weather patterns and the 11 year sunspot mystery.

The Plastic Prison

S04 E05 • Wednesday, Feb 9, 1977 • Feb 9 • 55m

NOVA follows the lives of three boys who have combined immuned deficiency—a disease that leaves its victims with no immune system.

Incident at Brown's Ferry

S04 E06 • Wednesday, Feb 23, 1977 • Feb 23 • 55m

Bye Bye Blackbird

S04 E07 • Wednesday, Mar 2, 1977 • Mar 2 • 55m

NOVA looks at blackbirds, their winter habit of nesting in the millions, and the destruction they do to crops.

The Pill for the People

S04 E08 • Wednesday, Mar 9, 1977 • Mar 9 • 55m

NOVA profiles chemist Russell Marker who made the birth control pill possible by discovering a synthetic substitute for the hormone progesterone.

The Gene Engineers

S04 E09 • Wednesday, Mar 16, 1977 • Mar 16 • 55m

NOVA explores the history of genetic engineering and the possible risks and benefits of this area of research

The Human Animal

S04 E10 • Wednesday, Mar 23, 1977 • Mar 23 • 55m

NOVA investigates the controversial theory of Harvard University biologist E.O. Wilson, that many aspects of human behavior are genetically determined.

The Wolf Equation

S04 E11 • Wednesday, Mar 30, 1977 • Mar 30 • 55m

The Dawn of the Solar Age

S04 E12 • Wednesday, Apr 20, 1977 • Apr 20 • 55m

The Business of Extinction

S04 E13 • Wednesday, Apr 20, 1977 • Apr 20 • 55m

NOVA explores the huge international illegal trade in animals, penetrates the thriving underworld of smugglers and assesses the effects on vanishing wildlife.

The Red Planet

S04 E14 • Wednesday, Apr 27, 1977 • Apr 27 • 55m

Tongues of Men (1)

S04 E15 • Wednesday, May 11, 1977 • May 11 • 55m

In part one of this two-part exploration of the diversity of world languages, NOVA examines how and why the bewildering confusion of languages came about.

Tongues of Men (2)

S04 E16 • Wednesday, May 18, 1977 • May 18 • 55m

In part two of this two-part series on the diversity of language, NOVA explores how man has coped with the confusion of language and asks if the growing acceptance of English is the answer.

Linus Pauling: Crusading Scientist

S04 E17 • Wednesday, Jun 1, 1977 • Jun 1 • 55m

NOVA profiles Linus Pauling—the only person to have received two unshared Nobel Prizes for his work in nuclear weapons.

Across the Silent Barrier

S04 E18 • Wednesday, Jun 22, 1977 • Jun 22 • 55m

The New Healers

S04 E19 • Wednesday, Jun 29, 1977 • Jun 29 • 55m

NOVA explores the delibitating diseases that are often caused by poverty and follows two paths to health care in Tanzania and the United States.

NOVA

Season 4

1977 • 19 Episodes

Activity from Friends

Hitler's Secret Weapon

S04 E01 • Wednesday, Jan 5, 1977 • Jan 5 • 55m

NOVA traces the development of Hitler's V-2 rocket through rare footage obtained from the National Archives—some never broadcast before on television.

The Hot Blooded Dinosaurs

S04 E02 • Wednesday, Jan 12, 1977 • Jan 12 • 55m

What Price Coal?

S04 E03 • Wednesday, Jan 19, 1977 • Jan 19 • 55m

What is the price we are prepared to pay for coal? NOVA looks at the environmental and health safety issues raised by the government, industry, and the victims.

The Sunspot Mystery

S04 E04 • Wednesday, Feb 2, 1977 • Feb 2 • 55m

NOVA explores the research on the 1976 drought in the western United States which led some solar scientists to discover the link between weather patterns and the 11 year sunspot mystery.

The Plastic Prison

S04 E05 • Wednesday, Feb 9, 1977 • Feb 9 • 55m

NOVA follows the lives of three boys who have combined immuned deficiency—a disease that leaves its victims with no immune system.

Incident at Brown's Ferry

S04 E06 • Wednesday, Feb 23, 1977 • Feb 23 • 55m

Bye Bye Blackbird

S04 E07 • Wednesday, Mar 2, 1977 • Mar 2 • 55m

NOVA looks at blackbirds, their winter habit of nesting in the millions, and the destruction they do to crops.

The Pill for the People

S04 E08 • Wednesday, Mar 9, 1977 • Mar 9 • 55m

NOVA profiles chemist Russell Marker who made the birth control pill possible by discovering a synthetic substitute for the hormone progesterone.

The Gene Engineers

S04 E09 • Wednesday, Mar 16, 1977 • Mar 16 • 55m

NOVA explores the history of genetic engineering and the possible risks and benefits of this area of research

The Human Animal

S04 E10 • Wednesday, Mar 23, 1977 • Mar 23 • 55m

NOVA investigates the controversial theory of Harvard University biologist E.O. Wilson, that many aspects of human behavior are genetically determined.

The Wolf Equation

S04 E11 • Wednesday, Mar 30, 1977 • Mar 30 • 55m

The Dawn of the Solar Age

S04 E12 • Wednesday, Apr 20, 1977 • Apr 20 • 55m

The Business of Extinction

S04 E13 • Wednesday, Apr 20, 1977 • Apr 20 • 55m

NOVA explores the huge international illegal trade in animals, penetrates the thriving underworld of smugglers and assesses the effects on vanishing wildlife.

The Red Planet

S04 E14 • Wednesday, Apr 27, 1977 • Apr 27 • 55m

Tongues of Men (1)

S04 E15 • Wednesday, May 11, 1977 • May 11 • 55m

In part one of this two-part exploration of the diversity of world languages, NOVA examines how and why the bewildering confusion of languages came about.

Tongues of Men (2)

S04 E16 • Wednesday, May 18, 1977 • May 18 • 55m

In part two of this two-part series on the diversity of language, NOVA explores how man has coped with the confusion of language and asks if the growing acceptance of English is the answer.

Linus Pauling: Crusading Scientist

S04 E17 • Wednesday, Jun 1, 1977 • Jun 1 • 55m

NOVA profiles Linus Pauling—the only person to have received two unshared Nobel Prizes for his work in nuclear weapons.

Across the Silent Barrier

S04 E18 • Wednesday, Jun 22, 1977 • Jun 22 • 55m

The New Healers

S04 E19 • Wednesday, Jun 29, 1977 • Jun 29 • 55m

NOVA explores the delibitating diseases that are often caused by poverty and follows two paths to health care in Tanzania and the United States.