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Nova (TV series)

The current Nova logo
Television
NameNova
FormatScience Documentary
Created byMichael Ambrosino
Developed byMichael Ambrosino
Opening themeWalter Werzowa,
John Luker,
Musikvergnuegen, Inc.,
Ray Loring (additional)
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes640
List of episodesList of NOVA episodes
Production
Executive producerPaula Apsell
Running time55 minutes
Broadcast
Original channelPBS
Picture formatHDTV
First airedMarch 3, 1974
Last airedPresent

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'Nova' is a popular science television series from the U.S. produced by WGBH Boston. It can be seen on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States, and in more than 100 other countries. It has also won a variety of major television awards, most of them many times over.

Nova often includes interviews with scientists directly involved in the subject, and occasionally footage from the actual moment of a particular discovery. Some episodes have focused on historical aspects of science. Examples of topics include

Colditz Castle,

Drake equation,

elementary particles,

1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens,

Fermat's last theorem,

global warming,

moissanite,

Project Jennifer,

storm chasing,

Unterseeboot 869,

Vinland, and the

Tarim mummies.



The Nova programs are praised for their good pacing, clear writing, and crisp editing, with a website accompanying each segment. Novas websites have also won awards.

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