NOVA - Season 19
Season 19
Network
DatesOct 1, 1991 - Mar 24, 1992
Episodes
Season 19Episode 160 min
Sex, Lies and Toupee Tape
NOVA covers the causes and attempted cures of baldness. Some men take pride in their bald heads; others will go to great lengths to cover up. Alan Rachins of NBC's LA Law tells the story.
Oct 1, 1991
Season 19Episode 260 min
So You Want to Be a Doctor?
In a two-hour special, NOVA follows seven aspiring doctors through four years of medical school. The first examination, the anatomy lab, the first death, the first baby-it's all part of becoming a doctor. Neil Patrick Harris, star of ABC's Doogie Howser, MD hosts.
Oct 9, 1991
Season 19Episode 360 min
Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Forty years after they were discovered, the Dead Sea Scrolls have yet to be published in their entirety. NOVA looks at the laborious-some say scandalous-process of compiling and releasing this religious treasure.
Oct 15, 1991
Season 19Episode 460 min
Suicide Mission to Chernobyl
NOVA accompanies Soviet scientists on a deadly mission inside the sarcophagus-the massive structure that entombs the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. Will there be another deadly explosion?
Oct 22, 1991
Season 19Episode 560 min
Taller Than Everest?
The tallest mountain in the world? Think again: cartographers had to when satellite date revealed a peak called "K2" might be the real champ. Which is the world's tallest mountain?
Nov 5, 1991
Season 19Episode 660 min
Fastest Planes in the Sky
The fastest machines in the sky are going to be slow stuff when the latest speed demons on the drawing board take to the air. NOVA looks at the intoxicating lure to fly even faster.
Nov 12, 1991
Season 19Episode 760 min
Avoiding the Surgeon's Knife
NOVA follows the efforts of four participants in a celebrated California study to unblock arteries without using drugs or surgery before their heart disease becomes fatal. A studio segment featuring experts with varying medical views will air as part of the 60-minute program. ABC News Medical Correspondent George Strait moderates.
Dec 3, 1991
Season 19Episode 880 min
Skyscraper! A NOVA Special
his 80-minute NOVA pledge special chronicles the building of the Worldwide Plaza, 47-story office tower in midtown Manhattan, from a hole in the ground to a 770-foot skyscraper.
Dec 10, 1991
Season 19Episode 960 min
The Fine Art of Faking It
Science comes to the aid of art. Museums now employ scientists to find forgeries and give insight into the process of artist creation. Richard Dreyfuss narrates.
Dec 17, 1991
Season 19Episode 1060 min
Hell Fighters of Kuwait
NOVA covers the fight to put out Saddam Hussein's bonfire of oil wells in Kuwait, which has created the worst man-made pollution event in history. Fire fighting teams from Houston and elsewhere are faced with a Texas-size job.
Jan 14, 1992
Season 19Episode 1160 min
Submarine!
NOVA takes a voyage on the newest of America's doomsday machines—the ballistic missile submarine USS Michigan. The Cold War may be won, but these submerged super arsenals continue to prowl the deep.
Jan 21, 1992
Season 19Episode 1260 min
Saddam's War on Wildlife
Few people give any thought to wildlife in the midst of a war. During the Gulf War, environmentalist John Walsh did his best to save animals from oil spills, bullets and other dangers.
Jan 28, 1992
Season 19Episode 1360 min
What Smells?
The nose knows. How much is the subject of NOVA's investigation of the mysterious aromas and hidden messages picked up by our sense of smell. David Suzuki hosts.
Feb 11, 1992
Season 19Episode 1460 min
Can You Believe TV Ratings?
Rating the audience for TV shows is a classic problem in statistical analysis. NOVA finds that ratings are getting more accurate but still are far from scientific.
Feb 18, 1992
Season 19Episode 1560 min
Making a Dishonest Buck
Criminals still make money the old-fashioned way—by counterfeiting. NOVA looks at why US currency is so easy to fake and what the government is doing about it.
Mar 3, 1992
Season 19Episode 1660 min
Rescuing Baby Whales
NOVA examines the mysterious whale strandings along the beaches of Cape Cod Bay, as the puzzling behavior becomes more common.
Mar 10, 1992
Season 19Episode 1760 min
An Astronaut's View of the Earth
NOVA goes behind the scenes to watch the filming of a big-screen IMAX/Omnimax space spectacle. Astronauts operate the cameras on location aboard the Space Shuttle.
Mar 17, 1992
Season 19Episode 1860 min
Eclipse of the Century
The spectacular eclipse of 1991 passed over major observatories on the island of Hawaii. NOVA was there for 61⁄2 minutes of frenetic research that revealed new secrets about the Sun.
Mar 24, 1992
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