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NOVA; Pioneers Of Surgery: Into the Heart

07/22/1988

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Series

NOVA

Program

Pioneers Of Surgery: Into the Heart

Program Number

1512

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

Explores the long road to the miracle of open-heart surgery. Once unthinkable, open-heart surgery is now an everyday miracle. NOVA looks at the brave doctors and patients who make it possible. Other episodes: Brutal Craft, The (#1511); New Organs for Old (#1513); Beyond the Knife (#1514).

Duration

00:61:00

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Documentary

Topics

Science

Citation

Chicago: “NOVA; Pioneers Of Surgery: Into the Heart,” 07/22/1988, GBH Archives, accessed March 20, 2023, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_5231D3C729AF4994B6CA9E61950BEEA6.

MLA: “NOVA; Pioneers Of Surgery: Into the Heart.” 07/22/1988. GBH Archives. Web. March 20, 2023. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_5231D3C729AF4994B6CA9E61950BEEA6>.

APA: NOVA; Pioneers Of Surgery: Into the Heart. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_5231D3C729AF4994B6CA9E61950BEEA6