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Nova Season 26 Episodes
Season 26 Episode Guide
17 Episodes 1998 - 1999
Episode 1
The Beast of Loch Ness
Tue, Jan 12, 199950 mins
An account of Dr. Robert Rines' expedition during the Summer of 1997 to find the elusive Loch Ness Monster and his attempt to counter the scepticism surrounding his famous "Flipper" and "Gargoyle Head" photographs taken in 1972 and 1975. Meanwhile, photographic experts set out to investigate the credibility of the "Surgeon's Photograph" of April 1934, the most famous picture ever taken of the Monster.
Episode 2
Submarines, Secrets, and Spies
Tue, Jan 19, 1999
At the height of the Cold War, US subs gathered secrets that neither spies nor satellites could expose. Until recently, almost nobody knew the hidden history of their tragedies and triumphs. NOVA lifts the veil on their high-risk missions
Episode 3
Surviving AIDS
Tue, Feb 2, 1999
The past five years have seen remarkable progress in both treatment and basic understanding of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS. NOVA follows the most promising research of this most complicated disease.
Episode 4
Escape: Because Accidents Happen, Car Crash
Tue, Feb 16, 1999
While today's cars are safer than they've ever been, automobile safety has come slowly and at the expense of millions of lives. Car Crash focuses on the unheralded heroes of automobile safety.
Episode 5
Escape: Because Accidents Happen, Fire
Tue, Feb 16, 1999
Fire follows two thousand years of human effort to be safe from fire. Some of the most ingenious fire fighting inventions have come at a terrible price.
Episode 6
Escape: Because Accidents Happen, Abandon Ship
Wed, Feb 17, 1999
Abandon Ship follows hundreds of years of maritime safety engineering including the remarkable stories behind the invention of life-jackets, life boats, breathing apparatus, and many other life-saving technologies.
Episode 7
Escape: Because Accidents Happen, Plane Crash
Wed, Feb 17, 1999
Plane Crash follows the history of aircraft safety. There are many heroic tales of aviators and aero-engineers who risked their own lives to save others.
Episode 8
Battle Alert in the Gulf
Tue, Feb 23, 1999
Join NOVA as it moves with exclusive access throughout the fleet, from carriers and cruisers to submarines and jet fighters. Follow the strategy makers, fighter pilots and submarine crews as they contend with Iraq and a new battlefield.
Episode 9
Volcanoes of the Deep
Tue, Mar 30, 1999
The deep sea was long considered a barren place, devoid of sunlight and inhospitable to life. Now, scientists are witnessing how deep sea volcanoes can support oases of astounding creatures.
Episode 10
To the Moon
Tue, Jul 13, 1999120 mins
The mission was impossible. The odds were astronomical. The results were spectacular. "Nova" shares the fascinating inside story behind "one giant leap for mankind." This expanded two-hour special shares vivid recollections of astronauts and legendary flight directors, as well as many of the unsung heroes of the Apollo missions. Rare interviews and amazing footage capture America's full-throttle effort to be the first to the moon.
Episode 11
Fall of the Leaning Tower
Tue, Oct 5, 1999
Even before it was finished 800 years ago, the Leaning Tower of Pisa - a masterpiece of medieval architecture - began to topple, shaken by earthquakes and sinking slowly into the unstable soil.
Episode 12
Time Travel
Tue, Oct 12, 1999
Is time travel anything more than sci-fi fantasy? Many leading physicists now believe that time travel is not only possible in theory but are discussing how to build a time machine.
Episode 13
The Killer's Trail: The Story of Dr. Sam Sheppard
Tue, Oct 19, 199960 mins
Bay Village, Ohio physician Sam Shepard was convicted of the bludgeoning murder of his wife but later won an acquittal on appeal. Nova reviews the evidence in detail focusing on the blood spatter evidence that won Shepard his acquittal and the DNA evidence his son used in his wrongful imprisonment lawsuit.
Episode 14
Island of the Spirits
Tue, Nov 2, 1999
In the far north of Japan, thrust out into the north Pacific, is the remote island of Hokkaido. It's a land of towering volcanoes and steaming lakes, marshy valleys and fairy tale forests.
Episode 14
Island of the Spirits
Tue, Nov 2, 1999
In the far north of Japan, thrust out into the north Pacific, is the remote island of Hokkaido. It's a land of towering volcanoes and steaming lakes, marshy valleys and fairy tale forests.
Episode 15
Decoding Nazi Secrets
Tue, Nov 9, 1999
Most historians agree that by enabling Allied commanders to eavesdrop on German plans, Station X shortened the war by 2 or 3 years. Its decoded messages played a vital role in defeating the U-boat menace and launching the D-Day landings.
Episode 16
Voyage of Doom
Tue, Nov 23, 1999
Buried in mud beneath the shallow waters of Matagorda Bay in Texas, lay a glorious remnant of one of the most ill-fated voyages of the Age of Discovery. NOVA follows the complete excavation of the sunken ship La Belle.
Episode 17
Electric Heart
Tue, Dec 21, 1999
NOVA tells the story of a handful of brilliant, obsessed surgeons and researchers who have pursued the target of a practical artificial heart for decades.
Episode 18
Ice Mummies: Siberian Ice Maiden
Tue, Nov 24, 1998
The Siberian Ice Maiden, discovered in the Pastures of Heaven, on the high Steppes, is believed to have been a shamaness of the lost Pazyryk culture. She had been mummified and then frozen by freak climatic conditions around 2400 years ago