Nova (stylized as NOVΛ) is an American popular science television program produced by WGBH in Boston, Massachusetts, since 1974. It is broadcast on PBS in the United States, and in more than 100 other countries.[1] The program has won many major television awards.[2]
Nova was first aired on March 3, 1974. The show was created by Michael Ambrosino, inspired by the BBC 2 television series Horizon, which Ambrosino had seen while working in the UK.[4] 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 first Nova episode, "The Making of a Natural History Film", was originally an episode of Horizon that premiered in 1972.[4] 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.[5] Ambrosino was succeeded as executive producer by John Angier, John Mansfield, and Paula S. Apsell, acting as senior executive producer.[4]
Joe McMaster and the crew of "Judgement Day" at the 67th Annual Peabody Awards
John Rubin, John Bredar and Paula Apsell at the 68th Annual Peabody Awards for "Ape Genius"
Nova has been recognized with multiple Peabody Awards and Emmy Awards. The program won a Peabody in 1974, citing it as "an imaginative series of science adventures," with a "versatility rarely found in television." Subsequent Peabodys went to specific episodes:[2][9]
"The Miracle of Life" (1983) was cited as a "fascinating and informative documentary of the human reproductive process," which used "revolutionary microphotographic techniques." This episode also won an Emmy.[10]
"Spy Machines" (1987) was cited for "neatly recount[ing] the key events of the Cold War and look[ing] into the future of American/SovietSDI competition."[11]
"The Elegant Universe" (2003) was lauded for exploring "science's most elaborate and ambitious theory, the string theory" while making "the abstract concrete, the complicated clear, and the improbable understandable" by "blending factual story telling with animation, special effects, and trick photography." The episode also won an Emmy for editing.[12][13]
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (responsible for documentary Emmys) recognized the program with awards in 1978, 1981, 1983, and 1989. Julia Cort won an Emmy in 2001 for writing "Life's Greatest Miracle." Emmys were also awarded for the following episodes:[2]
1982 "Here's Looking at You, Kid"
1983 "The Miracle of Life" (also won a Peabody)
1985 "AIDS: Chapter One", "Acid Rain: New Bad News"
1992 "Suicide Mission to Chernobyl", "The Russian Right Stuff"
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^Owen, Rob (November 13, 2007). "Tuned In: Dover case presented in dramatic special". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
^Elber, Lynn (November 1, 2011). "'Fabric of the Cosmos' takes viewers on wild ride". Associated Press. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
^"Nova 'Looking for Life on Mars' Goes Inside the Mission to Search for Life on the Red Planet". The Futon Critic. February 19, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
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For other uses see Nova disambiguation Nova stylized as NOVL is an American popular science television program produced by WGBH in Boston Massachusetts since 1974 It is broadcast on PBS in the United States and in more than 100 other countries 1 The program has won many major television awards 2 NovaCreated byMichael AmbrosinoDeveloped byMichael AmbrosinoTheme music composerWalter Werzowa John Luker Musikvergnuegen Inc Ray Loring additional Country of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons48No of episodes934 February 23 2022 list of episodes ProductionExecutive producersPaula Apsell senior Julia CortChris SchmidtRunning time60 minutesProduction companyWGBH TVDistributorWGBH Boston VideoReleaseOriginal networkPBSOriginal releaseMarch 3 1974 1974 03 03 presentChronologyRelatedFrontlineNova ScienceNowNova 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 the Drake equation elementary particles the 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens Fermat s Last Theorem the AIDS epidemic global warming moissanite Project Jennifer storm chasing Unterseeboot 869 Vinland Tarim mummies and the COVID 19 pandemic The Nova programs have been praised for their pacing writing and editing Websites that accompany the segments have also won awards 3 Contents 1 Episodes 2 History 3 Reception 4 Awards 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEpisodes EditMain article List of Nova episodesHistory EditNova was first aired on March 3 1974 The show was created by Michael Ambrosino inspired by the BBC 2 television series Horizon which Ambrosino had seen while working in the UK 4 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 first Nova episode The Making of a Natural History Film was originally an episode of Horizon that premiered in 1972 4 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 5 Ambrosino was succeeded as executive producer by John Angier John Mansfield and Paula S Apsell acting as senior executive producer 4 Reception EditRob Owen of Pittsburgh Post Gazette wrote Fascinating and gripping 6 Lynn Elber of the Associated Press wrote of the episode The Fabric of the Cosmos Mind blowing TV 7 The Futon Critic wrote of the episode Looking for Life on Mars Astounding and exhilarating 8 Awards Edit Joe McMaster and the crew of Judgement Day at the 67th Annual Peabody Awards John Rubin John Bredar and Paula Apsell at the 68th Annual Peabody Awards for Ape Genius Nova has been recognized with multiple Peabody Awards and Emmy Awards The program won a Peabody in 1974 citing it as an imaginative series of science adventures with a versatility rarely found in television Subsequent Peabodys went to specific episodes 2 9 The Miracle of Life 1983 was cited as a fascinating and informative documentary of the human reproductive process which used revolutionary microphotographic techniques This episode also won an Emmy 10 Spy Machines 1987 was cited for neatly recount ing the key events of the Cold War and look ing into the future of American Soviet SDI competition 11 The Elegant Universe 2003 was lauded for exploring science s most elaborate and ambitious theory the string theory while making the abstract concrete the complicated clear and the improbable understandable by blending factual story telling with animation special effects and trick photography The episode also won an Emmy for editing 12 13 The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences responsible for documentary Emmys recognized the program with awards in 1978 1981 1983 and 1989 Julia Cort won an Emmy in 2001 for writing Life s Greatest Miracle Emmys were also awarded for the following episodes 2 1982 Here s Looking at You Kid 1983 The Miracle of Life also won a Peabody 1985 AIDS Chapter One Acid Rain New Bad News 1992 Suicide Mission to Chernobyl The Russian Right Stuff 1994 Secret of the Wild Child 1995 Siamese Twins Secret of the Wild Child 1999 Decoding Nazi Secrets 2001 Bioterror 2002 Galileo s Battle for the Heavens Mountain of Ice Shackleton s Voyage of Endurance Why the Towers Fell 2003 Battle of the X planes The Elegant Universe also won a Peabody 2005 Rx for Survival A Global Health Challenge In 1998 the National Science Board of the National Science Foundation awarded Nova its first ever Public Service Award 2 See also EditEquinox Channel 4 popular science series Horizon Nature Q E D BBC1 science documentary seriesReferences Edit About Nova PBS Archived from the original on February 3 2006 a b c d Broadcast Awards Listed by Date PBS Retrieved January 23 2008 Web Site Awards Listed by Date PBS Retrieved January 23 2008 a b c Ambrosino and Nova Making Stories That Go Bang Archived from the original on March 6 2009 Retrieved March 17 2008 NOVA From the Beginning 1970s Archived from the original on October 5 2007 Retrieved March 17 2008 Owen Rob November 13 2007 Tuned In Dover case presented in dramatic special Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved May 29 2022 Elber Lynn November 1 2011 Fabric of the Cosmos takes viewers on wild ride Associated Press Retrieved June 5 2022 Nova Looking for Life on Mars Goes Inside the Mission to Search for Life on the Red Planet The Futon Critic February 19 2021 Retrieved June 5 2022 34th Annual Peabody Awards May 1975 43rd Annual Peabody Awards May 1984 47th Annual Peabody Awards May 1988 National Television Academy Presents 25th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards PDF National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences September 13 2004 p 13 Archived from the original PDF on December 15 2010 Retrieved March 30 2013 63rd Annual Peabody Awards PeabodyAwards com May 2004 External links EditOfficial website Nova at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nova American TV program amp oldid 1127597875, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
