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A Science Odyssey

  • Watchlist
  • 1998-1998
  • 1 Season
  • PBS
  • Documentary
  • Watchlist

A Science Odyssey takes you on a journey through the most spectacular 100 years in the history of science and technology.

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Cast & Crew See All

Charles Osgood
Self - Narrator
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self - Astrophysicist
Michio Kaku
Self - Theoretical Physicist

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Matters of Life and Death

Sun, Jan 11, 1998

The passion and determination of medical science in the twentieth century. Dramatic experiments, the politics of science, and races against the clock form a backdrop to the discovery of new treatments, antibiotics, and advances in surgery and medical technology that have lengthened our lives and force us to rethink our assumptions about life and death.

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Awards

  • 2000 - Webby Award - Websites - Education - nominated