In a tale of secrecy, obsession, dashed hopes, and brilliant insights, Princeton math sleuth Andrew Wiles goes undercover for eight years to solve history's most famous math problem: Fermat's Last Theorem. His success was front-page news around the world. But then disaster struck.
1. Night Creatures of the Kalahari
Aired: Oct 7, 1997A famous brain surgeon struggles to save the life of a comatose child using a...
2. Mysterious Mummies of China
Aired: Oct 14, 1997On the 50th anniversary of the first supersonic flight, Chuck Yeager relives ...
Aired: Oct 21, 1997 IRA terrorists and British bomb disposal experts tell behind-the-scenes stori...
Aired: Oct 28, 1997 In a tale of secrecy, obsession, dashed hopes, and brilliant insights, Prince...
Aired: Nov 11, 1997 Sir David Attenborough hosts a never-before-seen look at one of the most misu...
Aired: Nov 12, 1997 Because it is there is the reason so many men and women have risked death to ...
7. Search for the Lost Cave People
Aired: Nov 18, 1997The Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, ...
Aired: Nov 25, 1997 Scientists study the Western Antarctic Ice Sheet.
9. Crocodiles! With David Attenborough
Aired: Dec 2, 1997NOVA covers the latest efforts to be first to circumnavigate the planet non-s...
Aired: Jan 6, 1998 Beneath the grassland plains of the Kalahari lies a hidden world of rare and ...
11. Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude
Aired: Jan 20, 1998A technical problem so complex that it challenged the best minds of its time,...
Aired: Jan 27, 1998 The race to build the world's first supersonic passenger airliner led to a ma...
Aired: Feb 3, 1998 Tapping into the clearly demonstrated affection we all have for our pets, thi...
14. Special Effects: Titanic and Beyond
Aired: Feb 10, 1998In this scientific mystery, NOVA ventures to the front lines of medical resea...
Aired: Feb 24, 1998 NOVA treks with a group of Himalayan climbers in their quest to reach the sum...
16. Ice Mummies: The Return of the Iceman
Aired: Mar 31, 1998Conclusion. In "Return of the Iceman," archaeologist Konrad Spindler investig...
17. Ice Mummies: Frozen in Heaven (1)
Aired: Apr 21, 1998Could the earth as we know it be about to drown? Huge ice sheets in Antarctic...
18. Ice Mummies: Siberian Ice Maiden 2
Aired: Apr 28, 1998An unprecedented look at a dangerous predator, this is the second of three na...
19. Ice Mummies: Return of the Iceman (3)
Aired: May 12, 1998NOVA reports on new hope for victims of erectile dysfunction, also known as i...
20. Leopards of the Night with David Attenborough
Aired: Dec 29, 1998For centuries, man has risked both life and life savings to possess the pearl...
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Current Status: Returning Series
Network: PBS
Production Country: United States
Genres: Documentary
