NOVA (TV series) is a United States popular science television series produced by WGBH Boston. It is broadcast on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the U.S., and in more than 100 other countries. The series has won many major television awards. Nova often includes interviews with scientists doing research in the subject areas covered and occasionally includes footage of a particular discovery. Some episodes have focused on the history of science. Examples of topics covered include the following: Colditz Castle, Drake equation, elementary particles, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, Fermats Last Theorem, global warming, moissanite, Project Jennifer, storm chasing, Unterseeboot 869, Vinland, and the Tarim mummies. The Nova programs have been praised for their good pacing, clear writing, and crisp editing. Websites accompany the segments and have also won awards. History: Nova was created in March 3, 1974 by Michael Ambrosino, inspired by the BBC 2 television series Horizon, which Ambrosino had seen while working in the UK. In the early years, many Nova episodes were either co-productions with the BBC Horizon team, or other documentaries originating outside of the United States, with the narration re-voiced in American English. Of the first 50 programs, only 19 were original WGBH productions, and the very first Nova episode, The Making of a Natural History Film, was originally an episode of Horizon. The practice continues to this day. All the producers and associate producers for the original Nova teams came from either England (with experience on the Horizon series), Los Angeles or New York. Ambrosino was succeeded as executive producer by John Angier, John Mansfield, and Paula S. Apsell. No. of seasons: 42 No. of episodes: 770 Official website: pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ NOVA Labs website: pbs.org/wgbh/nova/labs/ NOVA Education website: pbs.org/wgbh/nova/education/ The Secret Life of Scientists & Engineers website: pbs.org/wgbh/nova/secretlife/ NOVA Facebook: https://facebook/NOVAonline NOVA Twitter: https://twitter/novapbs NOVA YouTube Channel: https://youtube/user/NOVAonline
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