NOVA
Engineering Ground Zero (#3811)
Follows the five-year construction of the Freedom Tower and the World Trade Center Memorial. [56 minutes]
This episode has not aired in the past few months on Iowa Public Television.
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NOVA | Engineering Ground Zero | PBS (#3811)
Full Program: Designing and building One World Trade Center and the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum 53:07
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NOVA | Engineering Ground Zero | Rebuilding 7... (#3811)
Developer Larry Silverstein explains what's different about the new 7 World Trade Center. 01:48
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NOVA | Engineering Ground Zero | Walls of Glass... (#3811)
One World Trade Center's glass facade may look fragile, but it is extraordinarily tough. 02:26
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NOVA | Engineering Ground Zero | Solving an... (#3811)
Bracing One World Trade Center's steel frame led to some unexpected perks at the worksite. 02:46
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NOVA | Engineering Ground Zero Preview | PBS (#3811)
Designing and building One World Trade Center and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum 00:30
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Information For Teachers
- Grade Levels
- 6-8, 9-12
- Curricular Areas
- Science & Technology
- Series Length
- 381 episodes
- Average Episode Length
- 61 minutes
- Record Rights
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Series Description: PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA programs demystify science and technology and highlight the people involved in scientific pursuits.
All Upcoming Episodes
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Hunt for the Supertwister (#3107)
Features hair-raising footage of highly destructive twisters in action and efforts to forecast them. [56 minutes]
- Sun, May 26, 12:00 AM on IPTV
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Manhunt - Boston Bombers (#4014)
A look at how modern technology and old-fashioned detective work helped catch the Boston bombers. [56 minutes]
- Wed, May 29, 8:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, May 30, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
- Thu, May 30, 1:00 PM on IPTV World
- Thu, May 30, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sun, June 2, 12:00 AM on IPTV
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Oklahoma's Killer Tornadoes (#4015)
On May 20th 2013, a ferocious F5 tornado over a mile wide tore through Moore, Oklahoma, inflicting 24 deaths and obliterating entire neighborhoods. It was the third time an exceptionally violent... [56 minutes]
- Wed, May 29, 9:00 PM on IPTV
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Deadliest Earthquakes (#3801)
Follow a team of US geologists as they first enter Haiti in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy. [56 minutes]
- Thu, May 30, 8:00 AM on IPTV World
- Thu, May 30, 2:00 PM on IPTV World
- Thu, May 30, 7:00 PM on IPTV World
- Fri, May 31, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
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Power Surge (#3809)
The latest and greatest innovations that may turn back the clock on climate change are revealed. [56 minutes]
- Wed, June 5, 8:00 PM on IPTV
- Fri, June 7, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sun, June 9, 12:00 AM on IPTV
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Ape Genius (#3507)
Our evolutionary next-of-kin are turning out to be far smarter than most experts ever imagined. [56 minutes]
- Wed, June 12, 8:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, June 13, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
- Fri, June 14, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
- Fri, June 14, 1:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sun, June 16, 12:00 AM on IPTV
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Extreme Cave Diving (#3705)
A team of scientists dive into Blue Holes, underwater caves that formed during the last ice age. [56 minutes]
- Wed, June 19, 8:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, June 20, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
- Fri, June 21, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
- Fri, June 21, 1:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sun, June 23, 12:00 AM on IPTV
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Earth from Space (#4006)
NOVA takes data from earth-observing satellites and transforms it into dazzling visual sequences. [116 minutes]
- Wed, June 26, 8:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, June 27, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
- Fri, June 28, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
- Fri, June 28, 1:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sun, June 30, 12:00 AM on IPTV
Past Episodes
These episodes of NOVA aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- Hunt for the Supertwister (#3107)
- Decoding Neanderthals (#4002)
- Venom: Nature's Killer (#3808)
- Meteor Strike (#4013)
- Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Strange Creatures (#4012)
- Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Monsters (#4011)
- Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Life Explodes (#4010)
- Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Awakening (#4009)
- Ancient Computer (#4007)
- Hunting the Elements (#3906)
- Smartest Machine on Earth (#3806)
- Cracking Your Genetic Code (#3909)
- Separating Twins (#3908)
- Japan's Killer Quake (#3810)
- Mind of a Rampage Killer (#4008)
- Earth from Space (#4006)
- Building Pharaoh's Chariot (#4005)
- Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby? (#4004)
- Ice Age Death Trap (#3905)
- Rise of the Drones (#4003)
- Doomsday Volcanoes (#4001)
- Building The Great Cathedrals (#3711)