NOVA · SEASON 14
How Good is Soviet Science?
Episode 18 · 1987-11-17

- Documentary
Episode overview
Princeton professor and author Robert Mark tracks down the engineering secrets of some of the beautiful buildings in the world including Notre Dame in Paris, St. Paul in London and the Roman Pantheon.
55 minutes
Season 14 episodes
1. Countdown to the Invisible Universe1987-01-20
2. Children of Eve1987-01-27
3. Why Planes Crash1987-02-03
4. Orangutans of the Rain Forest1987-02-10
5. Freud Under Analysis1987-02-17
6. The Hole in the Sky1987-02-24
7. Confessions of a Weaponeer1987-03-03
8. Great Moments from NOVA1987-03-10
9. Will the World Starve?1987-03-24
10. The Desert Doesn't Bloom Here Anymore1987-03-31
11. Rocky Road to Jupiter1987-04-07
12. Death of a Star1987-10-06
13. Spy Machines1987-10-13
14. Hidden Power of Plants1987-10-20
15. Japan's American Genius1987-10-27
16. A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama1987-11-03
17. Volcano!1987-11-10
18. How Good is Soviet Science?1987-11-17
19. Ancient Treasures from the Deep1987-12-01
20. Riddle of the Joints1987-12-08
21. Secrets of the Lost Red Paint People1987-12-15