Season 20
(1993)
Cast
Episodes
The Hunt for Saddam's Secret Weapons 0.0
January 5, 1993
In a 90-minute special presentation, NOVA reveals the ancient secrets of how the pyramids were built by actually buildi…
Can Bombing Win a War? 0.0
January 19, 1993
The Gulf War was fought in 38 days of non-stop bombing and four days of swift ground action. Did bombing win it? NOVA l…
The Deadly Deception 0.0
January 26, 1993
For four decades, 400 African American men from Macon, Alabama were unwitting participants in a government study of unt…
Nazis and the Russian Bomb 0.0
February 2, 1993
NOVA tells the story of the German scientists abducted to the Soviet Union after World War II to help build an atomic b…
In the Path of a Killer Volcano 0.0
February 9, 1993
NOVA covers scientists on the brink of a sputtering, shaking, impatient volcano, trying to forecast when it will go off…
Can Science Build a Champion Athlete? 0.0
February 16, 1993
Athletes are training smarter, running faster, jumping higher and generally outperforming their predecessors—thanks to …
Diving for Pirate Gold 0.0
February 23, 1993
These days, piracy on the high seas often involves sonar, magnometers, metal detectors and other high-tech equipment fo…
Murder, Rape and DNA 0.0
March 2, 1993
Wherever we shed our body cells, we leave an indisputable identity card: our DNA. NOVA investigates the new science of …
The Lost Tribe 0.0
March 30, 1993
NOVA covers both sides of the stormy controversy over the Tasaday tribe. When these isolated cave dwellers were discove…
The NOVA Quiz 0.0
October 5, 1993
NOVA fans from around the country match wits in a fast-paced contest of general science knowledge celebrating NOVA's 20…
Wanted: Butch and Sundance 0.0
October 12, 1993
Forensic sleuth Clyde Snow and a posse of experts travel to Bolivia in search of the remains of Butch Cassidy and the S…
Secrets of the Psychics 8.5
October 19, 1993
Secrets of the Psychics was a PBS NOVA episode following James Randi's work. Also appearing in stock footage are Peter …
Dying to Breathe 0.0
October 26, 1993
NOVA covers the tense vigil of three people with terminal lung disease as they await the most complex of all organ tran…
Shadow of the Condor 0.0
November 2, 1993
NOVA soars with the condor, an extraordinary bird that lives a tenuous existence in the California mountains and the An…
The Real Jurassic Park 0.0
November 9, 1993
With help from director Steven Spielberg, author Michael Crichton and a host of scientific experts , NOVA investigates …
Roller Coaster! 0.0
November 16, 1993
NOVA takes viewers on the ride of their lives as it explores the science of roller coasters, where physics and psycholo…
Mysterious Crash of Flight 201 0.0
November 30, 1993
US federal investigators are called in to determine the cause of a mysterious jetliner crash in Panama. Nothing about t…
Great Moments from NOVA 0.0
December 7, 1993
Bill Cosby guides viewers through the most exciting footage from two decades of NOVA in a 20th anniversary salute. Real…
The Best Mind Since Einstein 0.0
December 21, 1993
A profile of the late Richard Feynman—atomic bomb pioneer, Nobel prize-winning physicist, acclaimed teacher and all-aro…
Stranger in the Mirror 0.0
December 28, 1993
NOVA explores the nature of human perception through the puzzling condition called visual agnosia, the inability to rec…