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NOVA; Ben Franklin's Balloons

08/14/2014

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Series

NOVA

Program

Ben Franklin's Balloons

Program Number

4117

Series Description

Premiered March 1974 NOVA is a general-interest documentary series that addresses a single science issue each week. Billed as "science adventures for curious grown-ups" when it first aired in March, 1974, NOVA continues to offer an informative and entertaining approach to a challenging subject. 1996 marked NOVA's 23rd season, which makes it the longest-running science program on national television. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won every major television award, most of them many times over. Series release date: 3/3/1974

Duration

00:56:46

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Documentary

Topics

Science

Citation

Chicago: “NOVA; Ben Franklin's Balloons,” 08/14/2014, WGBH Media Library & Archives, accessed December 9, 2018, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_12550BA1F1BB4010A2D67EFB7D093AE1.

MLA: “NOVA; Ben Franklin's Balloons.” 08/14/2014. WGBH Media Library & Archives. Web. December 9, 2018. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_12550BA1F1BB4010A2D67EFB7D093AE1>.

APA: NOVA; Ben Franklin's Balloons. Boston, MA: WGBH Media Library & Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_12550BA1F1BB4010A2D67EFB7D093AE1