NOVA presents a dramatic, exclusive film of the first "test-tube" baby born in America, Elizabeth Jordan Carr. NOVA follows the pregnancy from the start, presenting the only view on American TV of the extraordinary medical procedures used to remove and fertilize the egg, and of the historic birth, 28 December 1981 in Norfolk, VA.
Aired: Jan 10, 1982 NOVA captures the breathtaking power and determination of these amazing creat...
2. Test-Tube Babies: A Daughter for Judy
Aired: Jan 17, 1982NOVA presents a dramatic, exclusive film of the first "test-tube" baby born i...
3. A Field Guide to Roger Tory Peterson
Aired: Jan 24, 1982NOVA takes an intimate look at Roger Tory Peterson, the man whose best-sellin...
4. The Hunt for the Legion Killer
Aired: Jan 31, 1982One of the biggest investigations in medical history began when a mysterious ...
Aired: Feb 7, 1982 What is it like not to be able to communicate with others? NOVA explores the ...
Aired: Feb 14, 1982 NOVA explores the past, present, and future of American television including ...
Aired: Feb 28, 1982 Supreme Court ruling on the patentability of life in the context of the recom...
Aired: Mar 7, 1982 NOVA visits San Francisco's Exploratorium—part laboratory, part school, part ...
Aired: Mar 14, 1982 In this vivid study of mimicry and camouflage NOVA shows dramatically how sna...
10. Aging: The Methuselah Syndrome
Aired: Mar 28, 1982What is aging? Why does it happen? Can it be stopped? NOVA presents a startli...
Aired: Oct 12, 1982 For the first time on television a rigorous, scientific investigation into th...
Aired: Oct 19, 1982 The Himalayas, highest peaks in the world, are crumbling. People are making t...
Aired: Nov 9, 1982 Of the 70,000 Americans hospitalized annually for severe Burns, one-third are...
14. Adventures of Teenage Scientists
Aired: Nov 16, 1982NOVA introduces some of the winners of the 1982 Westinghouse Science Talent S...
Aired: Nov 23, 1982 An investigative report on US dependence on foreign sources of strategic mine...
Aired: Nov 30, 1982 Documents the loss of Louisiana coastlines.
Aired: Dec 7, 1982 NOVA follows the great grey whales along their annual marathon migration from...
Aired: Dec 14, 1982 While America's passenger-train service deteriorates, trains in Japan and Eur...
19. The Making of a Natural History Film
Aired: Jan 4, 1983To celebrate its 10th broadcast season, NOVA repeats the very first NOVA prog...
Current Status: Returning Series
Network: PBS
Production Country: United States
Genres: Documentary
