1 Stagione
9 Episodiu
The Search for Solutions - Season 1 Episode 8
A scientist whose intuitive theory about ancient Native American monuments in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming turned out to be true; a discussion of a the theories of continental drift and plate tectonics; the work of French physicist Jean Baptiste Biot, who confirmed that meteorites showered a small French town in 1803; the work of an archaeologist in York, England, who has found evidence of a peaceful Viking domestic and business culture here; an interview with an archaeologist who has found evidence of a Viking pioneer settlement in Newfoundland which also runs counter to traditional perceptions of the Vikings; the work of a British scientist who tracks radio waves from outer space; and the importance of "wild guesses" in science and the daring of Ben Franklin's electricity experiment with kite and key.
- Annu: 1980
- Paese: United States of America
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: PBS
- Parolla chjave: physics, chemistry, engineering, educational
- Direttore: James C. Crimmins
- Cast: Stacy Keach
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