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NOVA; Case of the Flying Dinosaur, The

11/28/1990

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Series

NOVA

Program

Case of the Flying Dinosaur, The

Program Number

1805

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

Program Description

NOVA asks paleontologists the hotly debated question: are birds the descendants of dinosaurs? The answer is important because it influences most of what is known about dinosaurs.

Duration

00:60:00

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Documentary

Topics

Science

Citation

Chicago: “NOVA; Case of the Flying Dinosaur, The,” 11/28/1990, WGBH Media Library & Archives, accessed June 26, 2017, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_1448C4E2D7014458815E75CB56D2E972.

MLA: “NOVA; Case of the Flying Dinosaur, The.” 11/28/1990. WGBH Media Library & Archives. Web. June 26, 2017. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_1448C4E2D7014458815E75CB56D2E972>.

APA: NOVA; Case of the Flying Dinosaur, The. Boston, MA: WGBH Media Library & Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_1448C4E2D7014458815E75CB56D2E972