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NOVA; Race for The Superconductor
02/01/1988

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- Series
- NOVA
- Program
- Race for The Superconductor
- Program Number
1509
- 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 charts an electronics revolution in the making as Japan and the United States race to develop a material that will conduct electricity at room temperature with zero resistance.
- Duration
00:61:00
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- Science
- Citation
- Chicago: “NOVA; Race for The Superconductor,” 02/01/1988, GBH Archives, accessed January 16, 2021, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_92656282ED094F4FA9F5A1629219D652.
- MLA: “NOVA; Race for The Superconductor.” 02/01/1988. GBH Archives. Web. January 16, 2021. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_92656282ED094F4FA9F5A1629219D652>.
- APA: NOVA; Race for The Superconductor. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_92656282ED094F4FA9F5A1629219D652