NOVA S18E18 · Skyscraper! A NOVA Special

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This 80-minute NOVA pledge special chronicles the building of the Worldwide Plaza, 47-story office tower in midtown Manhattan, from a hole in the ground to a 770-foot skyscraper.

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1. 1 1. Return to Mt. St. Helens1991-01-08 · 55mNOVA returns to Mount St. Helens a decade after its cataclysmic eruption to learn how nature is recovering from the disaster.
2. 2 2. ConFusion in a Jar1991-04-30 · 55mAn experiment that could mean limitless supplies of energy sets the scientific world on its head. NOVA covers the cold fusion controversy.
3. 3 3. The Hunt for China's Dinosaurs (1)1991-02-05 · 55mNOVA covers the most elaborate expedition ever undertaken in the search for dinosaurs—to China's Gobi desert. Paleontologists brave sandstorms, heat and worse to find their fossils
4. 4 4. Case of the Flying Dinosaur1991-02-12 · 55mAre dinosaurs still among us? NOVA looks at the contentious question of whether present-day birds are dinosaurs. Over the years, new fossil discoveries keep amending the answer.
5. 5 5. T. rex Exposed1991-02-19 · 55mTyrannosaurus rex, the terrifying kind of the dinos, recently turned up in a nearly complete skeleton in Montana. NOVA follows the dig to extract the bones and looks at the science
6. 6 6. The Russian Right Stuff: The Invisible Spaceman1991-02-26 · 55mIn the first program of a three-part miniseries on the Soviet space program, NOVA profiles the mysterious genius behind the world's first satellite, the first man to orbit the eart
7. 7 7. The Russian Right Stuff: The Dark Side of the Moon1991-02-27 · 55mNOVA reveals the details of Moscow's secret plan to reach the moon ahead of the Americans. Was Neil Armstrong's "giant leap for mankind" almost upstaged?
8. 8 8. The Russian Right Stuff: The Mission1991-02-28 · 55mIn an unprecedented insider's look, NOVA covers the training, flight and recovery of a cosmonaut crew that visits the Soviet space station Mir. Unexpected emergencies show that spa
9. 9 9. Swimming With Whales1991-03-05 · 55mGregory Peck narrates a scientific voyage around Vancouver Island in search of whales. Humpbacks, Killers, Grays and other whale species make their appearance in spectacular, never
10. 10 10. The Chip vs. the Chess Master1991-03-26 · 55mWill machines be able to beat us at our own game? The computer chess champ matches wits with the human world titleholder.
11. 11 11. Sex, Lies and Toupee Tape1991-10-01 · 55mNOVA covers the causes and attempted cures of baldness. Some men take pride in their bald heads; others will go to great lengths to cover up. Alan "Douglas Brackman" Rachins of NBC
12. 12 12. So You Want to Be a Doctor?1991-10-09 · 55mIn a two-hour special, NOVA follows seven aspiring doctors through four years of medical school. The first examination, the anatomy lab, the first death, the first baby-it's all pa
13. 13 13. Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls1991-10-15 · 55mForty years after they were discovered, the Dead Sea Scrolls have yet to be published in their entirety. NOVA looks at the laborious-some say scandalous-process of compiling and re
14. 14 14. Suicide Mission to Chernobyl1991-10-22 · 55mNOVA accompanies Soviet scientists on a deadly mission inside the sarcophagus-the massive structure that entombs the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. Will there be another deadly explosi
15. 15 15. Taller Than Everest?1991-11-05 · 55mThe tallest mountain in the world? Think again—cartographers had to when satellite date revealed a peak called "K2" might be the real champ. Which is the world's tallest mountain?
16. 16 16. Fastest Planes in the Sky1991-11-12 · 55mThe fastest machines in the sky are going to be slow stuff when the latest speed demons on the drawing board take to the air. NOVA looks at the intoxicating lure to fly even faster
17. 17 17. Avoiding the Surgeon's Knife1991-12-03 · 55mNOVA follows the efforts of four participants in a celebrated California study to unblock arteries without using drugs or surgery before their heart disease becomes fatal. A studio
18. 18 18. Skyscraper! A NOVA Special1991-12-10 · 55mThis 80-minute NOVA pledge special chronicles the building of the Worldwide Plaza, 47-story office tower in midtown Manhattan, from a hole in the ground to a 770-foot skyscraper.
19. 19 19. The Fine Art of Faking It1991-12-17 · 55mThe spectacular eclipse of 1991 passed over major observatories on the island of Hawaii. NOVA was there for 6 1/2 minutes of frenetic research that revealed new secrets about our s