NOVA tells the story of the German scientists abducted to the Soviet Union after World War II to help build an atomic bomb. The success of the crash program in 1949, with the explosion of the first Soviet nuclear weapon, shocked the world.
1. The Hunt for Saddam's Secret Weapons
Aired: Jan 5, 1993In a 90-minute special presentation, NOVA reveals the ancient secrets of how ...
Aired: Jan 19, 1993 The Gulf War was fought in 38 days of non-stop bombing and four days of swift...
Aired: Jan 26, 1993 For four decades, 400 African American men from Macon, Alabama were unwitting...
Aired: Feb 2, 1993 NOVA tells the story of the German scientists abducted to the Soviet Union af...
5. In the Path of a Killer Volcano
Aired: Feb 9, 1993This documentary shows the pre and post events of the eruption of Mt Pinatubo...
6. Can Science Build a Champion Athlete?
Aired: Feb 16, 1993Higher Further Faster - What are the limits of human performance and can scie...
Aired: Feb 23, 1993 These days, piracy on the high seas often involves sonar, metal detectors and...
Aired: Mar 2, 1993 Wherever we shed our body cells, we leave an indisputable identity card: our ...
Aired: Mar 30, 1993 NOVA covers both sides of the stormy controversy over the Tasaday tribe. When...
Aired: Oct 5, 1993 NOVA fans from around the country match wits in a fast-paced contest of gener...
11. Wanted: Butch and Sundance
Aired: Oct 12, 1993Forensic sleuth Clyde Snow and a posse of experts travel to Bolivia in search...
Aired: Oct 19, 1993 Stage magician and scientific skeptic James Randi recounts his cases debunkin...
Aired: Oct 26, 1993 NOVA covers the tense vigil of three people with terminal lung disease as the...
Aired: Nov 2, 1993 NOVA soars with the condor, an extraordinary bird that lives a tenuous existe...
Aired: Nov 9, 1993 With help from director Steven Spielberg, author Michael Crichton and a host ...
Aired: Nov 16, 1993 Meet Ron Toomer the worlds most prolific roller coaster designer and watch hi...
17. Mysterious Crash of Flight 201
Aired: Nov 30, 1993US federal investigators are called in to determine the cause of a mysterious...
Aired: Dec 7, 1993 Bill Cosby guides viewers through the most exciting footage from two decades ...
19. The Best Mind Since Einstein
Aired: Dec 21, 1993A profile of the late Richard Feynman—atomic bomb pioneer, Nobel prize-winnin...
Aired: Dec 28, 1993 NOVA explores the nature of human perception through the puzzling condition c...
Current Status: Currently Airing
Network: PBS
Production Country: United States
Genres: Documentary
