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1. Серія 1
15 січ. 1985 р. 55mNOVA 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.
2. Серія 2
22 січ. 1985 р. 55mNOVA 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.
3. Серія 3
29 січ. 1985 р. 55mNOVA 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.
4. Серія 4
5 лют. 1985 р. 55mA 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.
5. Серія 5
12 лют. 1985 р. 55mAcquired 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.
6. Серія 6
19 лют. 1985 р. 55mSea 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.
7. Серія 7
26 лют. 1985 р. 55mIt'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.
8. Серія 8
5 бер. 1985 р. 55mImagine 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.
9. Серія 9
12 бер. 1985 р. 55mWhat 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.
10. Серія 10
19 бер. 1985 р. 55mNOVA 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.
11. Серія 11
8 жовт. 1985 р. 55mIn NOVA's special sequel to 1984'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.
12. Серія 12
15 жовт. 1985 р. 55mNOVA examines worldwide efforts of scientists who employ aggressive agricultural technologies to ensure food for the future.
13. Серія 13
22 жовт. 1985 р. 55mAlbert 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.
14. Серія 14
29 жовт. 1985 р. 55mHow are the computer and the robot affecting the way we work? NOVA chronicles the new industrial revolution reshaping the American workplace.
15. Серія 15
5 лист. 1985 р. 55mNOVA 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 Make Contact.
16. Серія 16
12 лист. 1985 р. 55mNOVA 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.
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19 лист. 1985 р. 55mNOVA 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.
18. Серія 18
26 лист. 1985 р. 55mNOVA examines current research and its ethical implications as modern medicine confronts the era of human gene therapy.
19. Серія 19
3 груд. 1985 р. 55mNOVA examines the intricate world of nature's construction industry and presents rare footage of unusual habits.
20. Серія 20
17 груд. 1985 р. 55mNOVA 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.