NOVA looks at computers in the classroom through the eyes of MIT's Seymour Papert, father of the Turtle—a computerized robot that crawls on the floor and talks in versatile language even five-year-olds can learn.
Aired: Jan 18, 1983 This land of fire and beauty is the most isolated island chain in the world. ...
2. The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
Aired: Jan 25, 1983Theoretical physicist Richard Feynman tells his story.
Aired: Feb 8, 1983 A gripping docudrama about a mysterious, highly lethal disease which struck a...
Aired: Feb 15, 1983 NOVA presents the first film ever made of the incredible chain of events whic...
Aired: Mar 1, 1983 Every 58 minutes between now and the end of the century, one American will di...
Aired: Mar 8, 1983 NOVA takes a spellbinding voyage through one of the world's most fascinating ...
Aired: Mar 22, 1983 "Why can't I lose weight?" It's a question many Americans ask themselves ever...
Aired: Mar 29, 1983 90-minute documentary about the 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear power station ...
9. Signs of the Apes, Songs of the Whales
Aired: Oct 11, 1983The dream of talking with animals has been with us for centuries. NOVA explor...
Aired: Oct 18, 1983 Seattle dentist Barney Clark received the first artificial heart implant in 1...
Aired: Oct 25, 1983 NOVA looks at computers in the classroom through the eyes of MIT's Seymour Pa...
12. Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial
Aired: Nov 1, 1983Remote tribes and exotic islanders have been made known to the world through ...
13. To Live Until You Die: The Work of Elizabeth Kübler-Ross
Aired: Nov 8, 1983Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross has become a legend in her lifetime for her work wi...
14. A Magic Way of Going: The Story of Thoroughbreds
Aired: Nov 15, 1983Nova takes a look at the science of thoroughbred horses, including breeding, ...
15. A Normal Face: The Wonders of Plastic Surgery
Aired: Nov 22, 1983When plastic surgeons repair the shattered face of a soldier or rescue a chil...
Aired: Nov 29, 1983 Patients at an Australian institution for the severely handicapped rebel agai...
17. Twenty-Five Years in Space
Aired: Dec 6, 1983This retrospective starts with the space program just prior to Sputnik, mainl...
18. Nuclear Strategy for Beginners
Aired: Dec 13, 1983Will nuclear weapons deter World War III or only make it more likely? NOVA ex...
Aired: Dec 20, 1983 This summer's record temperatures may be one of the signs that the earth's at...
Aired: Dec 27, 1983 NOVA documents a dramatic encounter in international medicine when an America...
21. Alcoholism: Life Under the Influence
Aired: Jan 10, 1984In a culture laced with alcohol, the search for a scientific understanding of...
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