Scientific American Frontiers

Season 1 Episode 4: Special from the Soviet Union

15 SeasonsJan 09, 1991TV-PG1h8.8

Russian Technology - Russian Angioplasty using U.S. Stent materials; Preserving the endangered Great Bustard; High Stakes Math - Tetris Game inventor and Earthquake Prediction; Klutzy Kosmonauts - the effects of long term space travel;...

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1

Aired: Oct 1, 1990

The World's Scariest Roller-coaster; New Hearts for Newborns; Endangered Wood...

Episode 2

Aired: Nov 14, 1990

MIT's annual Engineering challenge Tennis-ball robots; Cultured Truffles; Dee...

Episode 3

Aired: Dec 12, 1990

Killer Whale Language Study; Pinpoint Cancer Radiation Therapy; Invasion of t...

Episode 4 Special from the Soviet Union

4. Special from the Soviet Union

Aired: Jan 9, 1991

Russian Technology - Russian Angioplasty using U.S. Stent materials; Preservi...

Episode 5

Aired: Feb 27, 1991

Tokyo finals of MIT's annual engineering challenge Tennis-ball robots, Bringi...

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Woodie Flowers

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Network: PBS

Genres:Documentary