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Wonders [videorecording] / a NOVA production for WGBH Boston.

Nova Wonders (other title)
Bertelsen, Phil, (television director,, television producer,, screenwriter.). Bicks, Michael, (television director,, television producer,, screenwriter.). Klein, Larry (Producer), (television director,, television producer,, screenwriter.). Palmquist, Owen, (television director,, television producer,, screenwriters.). Strachan, Anna Lee, (television director,, television producer.). Teeling, Jane, (television director,, television producer.). Wolfinger, Kirk, (television director,, television producer.). Yost, Peter, (television director,, television producer,, screenwriter.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (publisher.). WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), (broadcaster.).

Summary:

Reporting from the frontiers of science, follow researchers on the winding paths of uncertainty and the unknown. From the mysteries of astrophysics to the technologies that could rival or surpass the abilities of the human mind, the series reveals how far humans have come, how they've managed to get here, and the remarkable scientists who are transforming the world and the future.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1531704344
  • ISBN: 9781531704346
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen
  • Publisher: [Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2018]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally broadcast as episodes of the television program.
Wide screen.
Formatted Contents Note:
disc 1. What are animals saying? / directed by Anna Lee Strachan ; written by Michael Bicks ; produced by Michael Bicks & Anna Lee Strachan ; What's living in you? / written, produced & directed by Peter Yost ; Are we alone? / produced and directed by Jane Teeling and Phil Bertelsen ; written by Phil Bertelsen -- disc 2. Can we build a brain? / directed by Anna Lee Strachan ; written by Michael Bicks ; produced by Michael Bicks & Anna Lee Strachan ; Can we make life? / written, produced & directed by Larry Klein ; What's the universe made of? / produced and directed by Kirk Wolfinger, Owen Palmquist ; written by Owen Palmquist.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Series producers, Michael Bicks & Anna Lee Strachan.
Participant or Performer Note:
Talithia Williams, host.
System Details Note:
DVD; 5.1 surround; region 1; NTSC.
Language Note:
English audio with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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Subject:
Science.
Genre:
Science television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Educational television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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  • 3 of 3 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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