Season 17
(1990)
Cast
Episodes
Poison in the Rockies 0.0
January 9, 1990
NOVA reports on the 100-year-old legacy of pollution from mining that poisons the once-pristine waters of the Rocky Mou…
Race for the Top 0.0
January 23, 1990
Using some of the largest machines ever built on earth, American and European physicists race to discover one of the mo…
Disguises of War 0.0
February 6, 1990
Sixty-five years after attempts to ban them, chemical weapons pose more of a threat than ever. NOVA looks at the proble…
The Bomb's Lethal Legacy 0.0
February 13, 1990
NOVA examines an alarming nuclear waste problem at the Hanfrod Nuclear Reservation in eastern Washington state, where 4…
The Big Spill 0.0
February 27, 1990
Covering last year's Exxon Valdez oil spill from an unexplored angle, NOVA focuses on how technology failed in preventi…
The Genius That Was China: Rise of the Dragon 0.0
March 20, 1990
China in the 13th century was the richest, most powerful, most technologically advanced civilization on earth. NOVA loo…
The Genius That Was China: Empires in Collision 0.0
March 27, 1990
NOVA examines the extraordinary transformation that propelled Europe outward into the world from the 15th to 18th centu…
The Genius that Was China: The Threat from Japan 0.0
April 3, 1990
Ever wonder how junk mail finds you? NOVA investigates the hidden world of direct marketing, pointing out how advertise…
The Genius That Was China: Will the Dragon Rise Again? 0.0
April 10, 1990
NOVA covers China's long road to economic and technological equality with the West, punctuated by frequent setbacks suc…
The KGB, The Computer and Me 0.0
October 2, 1990
This documentary covers the surprising tale of an average systems administrator who stumbled upon a KGB spy operation. …
Neptune's Cold Fury 0.0
October 9, 1990
NOVA visits Neptune, the planet that took Voyager 12 years to reach. Mysteries abound in and around this big, blue worl…
To Boldly Go... 0.0
October 16, 1990
NOVA chronicles the Voyager space mission—from Earth to the ends of the solar system. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and dozen…
Poisoned Winds of War 0.0
October 23, 1990
Sixty-five years after attempts to ban them, chemical weapons pose more of a threat than ever. NOVA looks at the proble…
The Blimp is Back! 0.0
October 30, 1990
NOVA examines the troubled past and promising future of blimps, zeppelins, cyclocranes and other species of airships. T…
Earthquake! 0.0
November 6, 1990
NOVA looks at the high-stakes quest to predict earthquakes. Despite past disappointments, geologists still hope to divi…
Killing Machines 0.0
November 13, 1990
Robotic weapons that seek out and destroy ships, planes, and other targets are the wave of the future. NOVA questions w…
Can the Elephant Be Saved? 0.0
November 20, 1990
Is the ivory ban in the elephant's best interest? NOVA looks at the controversial strategies to save the world's larges…
We Know Where You Live 0.0
November 27, 1990
Ever wonder how junk mail finds you? NOVA investigates the hidden world of direct marketing, pointing out how advertise…
In the Land of the Llamas 0.0
December 4, 1990
NOVA profiles the llama, alpaca, vicuna and guanaco of South America. At one time nearly extinct, these four members of…
What's Killing the Children? 0.0
December 18, 1990
NOVA tracks a mysterious disease that suddenly and fatally attacks the children of a small Brazilian town. Researchers …