NOVA · SEASON 15
The Light Stuff
Episode 20 · 1988-11-22
- Documentary
Episode overview
Reliving a Greek myth takes an effort of mythic proportions, as NOVA reveals in its behind-the-scenes report of a human powered-flight across the Aegean Sea, a journey that symbolically recreated the mythical flight of Daedalus. NOVA follows the epic journey of the human-powered plane Daedalus 88 from the early prototypes to its dramatic landing in the surf after a 74-mile flight from the island of Crete to Santorini.
55 minutes
Season 15 episodes
1. Top Gun and Beyond1988-01-19
2. How to Create a Junk Food1988-01-26
3. Buried in Ice1988-02-02
4. Why Planes Burn1988-02-09
5. Battles in the War on Cancer: A Wonder Drug on Trial1988-02-23
6. Battles in the War on Cancer: Turning the Tide1988-03-01
7. The Mystery of the Master Builders1988-03-08
8. Whale Rescue1988-03-15
9. The Man Who Loved Numbers1988-03-22
10. Race for the Superconductor1988-03-29
11. Can You Still Get Polio?1988-04-05
12. Pioneers of Surgery: The Brutal Craft1988-09-06
13. Pioneers of Surgery: Into the Heart1988-09-13
14. Pioneers of Surgery: New Organs for Old1988-09-20
15. Pioneers of Surgery: Beyond the Knife1988-09-27
16. Can the Vatican Save the Sistine Chapel?1988-10-04
17. Can the Next President Win the Space Race?1988-10-11
18. Do Scientists Cheat?1988-10-18
19. Who Shot President Kennedy?1988-11-15
20. The Light Stuff1988-11-22
21. The All-American Bear1988-12-06
22. Can We Make a Better Doctor?1988-12-13
