NOVA · SEASON 17

Race for the Top

Episode 2 · 1990-01-23

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Episode overview

Using some of the largest machines ever built on earth, American and European physicists race to discover one of the most fundamental and most elusive objects in nature—the top quark.

55 minutes

Season 17 episodes

1. Poison in the Rockies1990-01-09 2. Race for the Top1990-01-23 3. Disguises of War1990-02-06 4. The Bomb's Lethal Legacy1990-02-13 5. The Big Spill1990-02-27 6. The Genius That Was China: Rise of the Dragon1990-03-20 7. The Genius That Was China: Empires in Collision1990-03-27 8. The Genius that Was China: The Threat from Japan1990-04-03 9. The Genius That Was China: Will the Dragon Rise Again?1990-04-10 10. The KGB, The Computer and Me1990-10-02 11. Neptune's Cold Fury1990-10-09 12. To Boldly Go...1990-10-16 13. Poisoned Winds of War1990-10-23 14. The Blimp is Back!1990-10-30 15. Earthquake!1990-11-06 16. Killing Machines1990-11-13 17. Can the Elephant Be Saved?1990-11-20 18. We Know Where You Live1990-11-27 19. In the Land of the Llamas1990-12-04 20. What's Killing the Children?1990-12-18