Season 27
(1999)
Cast
Episodes
Fall of the Leaning Tower 0.0
October 5, 1999
Even before it was finished 800 years ago, the Leaning Tower of Pisa - a masterpiece of medieval architecture - began t…
Time Travel 0.0
October 12, 1999
In the program, leading physicists delve into the mystery of whether time travel is possible, and if so, how one might …
The Killer's Trail 0.0
October 19, 1999
The death of Marilyn Sheppard in 1954 is one of the most famous unsolved murders in America. The indictment of her husb…
Island of the Spirits 0.0
November 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…
Decoding Nazi Secrets 0.0
November 9, 1999
Most historians agree that by enabling Allied commanders to eavesdrop on German plans, Station X shortened the war by 2…
Voyage of Doom 0.0
November 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…
Electric Heart 0.0
December 21, 1999
The program tells the story of a handful of brilliant, obsessed surgeons and researchers who have pursued the target of…
Tales from the Hive 0.0
January 4, 2000
NOVA chronicles a year in the life of a bee colony with stunning images that take viewers inside the innermost secrets …
Lost on Everest 0.0
January 18, 2000
The program chronicles a successful 1999 NOVA expedition to investigate the mysterious disappearance of George Mallory …
Secrets of Lost Empires: Medieval Siege (1) 0.0
February 1, 2000
In the film, which is a part of the NOVA series Secrets of Lost Empires, a team of timber framers and other specialists…
Diamond Deception 0.0
February 1, 2000
The film documents the efforts of researchers around the world to create synthetic diamonds, some of which have become …
Secrets of Lost Empires: Pharaoh's Obelisk (2) 0.0
February 8, 2000
In the film, which is a part of the NOVA series Secrets of Lost Empires, NOVA brings together a team of Egyptologists, …
Trillion Dollar Bet 7.0
February 8, 2000
The film tells the fascinating story of the invention of the Black-Scholes Formula, a mathematical Holy Grail that fore…
Secrets of Lost Empires: Easter Island (3) 0.0
February 15, 2000
The film, which is a part of the NOVA series Secrets of Lost Empires, showcases the efforts of a team of archeologists,…
Mystery of the First Americans 0.0
February 15, 2000
In 1996, near Kennewick, Washington, a suspected murder victim is identified by forensic anthropologists as Caucasian -…
Secrets of Lost Empires: Roman Bath (4) 0.0
February 22, 2000
In the film, which is a part of the NOVA series Secrets of Lost Empires, an international crew of archeologists, engine…
Lost Tribes of Israel 0.0
February 22, 2000
At the heart of Jewish tradition lies the haunting mystery of the Lost Tribes of Israel. Ever since their defeat and ba…
Secrets of Lost Empires: China Bridge (5) 0.0
February 29, 2000
The film, which is a part of the NOVA series Secrets of Lost Empires, documents a 1999 effort by a NOVA-assembled crew …
What's Up with the Weather? 0.0
April 18, 2000
In "What's Up with the Weather?" NOVA and FRONTLINE join forces to investigate the science and politics of one of the m…
Stationed in the Stars 0.0
April 25, 2000
The broadcast explores America's manned space program and the crisis caused by Russia's delay in delivering the critica…
The Vikings 0.0
May 9, 2000
In this two-hour special, NOVA presents a dramatic investigation of a people who were much more than axe-wielding pirat…