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At 2:50 p.m. on April 15, two bomb blasts turned the Boston Marathon finish line from a scene of triumph to tragedy, leaving three dead, hundreds injured and a city gripped by heartbreak and terror. Less than five days later, the key suspects were identified and apprehended, with one dead, the other in custody. How did investigators transform the chaos of the bombing into a coherent trail of clues, pointing to the accused killers? NOVA follows the manhunt step-by-step, examining the role modern technology -- combined with old-fashioned detective work -- played in cracking the case. Given hundreds of hours of surveillance and bystander videos, how did agents spot the bad guys in a sea of spectators? Why couldn't facial recognition software I.D. the criminals? How much could bomb chemistry analysis, cell phone GPS, infrared imagery and crowd sourcing reveal about the secrets behind this horrific crime? With the help of top criminal investigators and anti-terrorism experts, NOVA explores which technological innovations worked -- and which didn't -- in the most notorious case of today, and how the world of crime fighting could be transformed tomorrow.
After the asteroid impact 65 million years ago -- believed to have wiped out the dinosaurs -- Australia was set adrift on a lonely voyage in southern seas. With host Richard Smith at the wheel, NOVA travels this walkabout continent to uncover how it became the strange island it is today. Australia's many unusual creatures, like the kangaroo and the cassowary, tell a tale of isolation, change and resilience. Australia's long history has seen mountains rise and fall, seas come and go, and whole kingdoms of life triumph and disappear. In this final episode, NOVA races down the last 65 million years to the present day.
8/10 (1 Vote cast)
Next: 40x19 -- Manhunt - Boston Bombers (May/29/2013)
At 2:50 p.m. on April 15, two bomb blasts turned the Boston Marathon finish line from a scene of triumph to tragedy, leaving three dead, hundreds injured and a city gripped by heartbreak and terror. Less than five days later, the key suspects were identified and apprehended, with one dead, the other in custody. How did investigators transform the chaos of the bombing into a coherent trail of clues, pointing to the accused killers? NOVA follows the manhunt step-by-step, examining the role modern technology -- combined with old-fashioned detective work -- played in cracking the case. Given hundreds of hours of surveillance and bystander videos, how did agents spot the bad guys in a sea of spectators? Why couldn't facial recognition software I.D. the criminals? How much could bomb chemistry analysis, cell phone GPS, infrared imagery and crowd sourcing reveal about the secrets behind this horrific crime? With the help of top criminal investigators and anti-terrorism experts, NOVA explores which technological innovations worked -- and which didn't -- in the most notorious case of today, and how the world of crime fighting could be transformed tomorrow.
Prev: 40x18 -- Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Strange Creatures (May/01/2013)
After the asteroid impact 65 million years ago -- believed to have wiped out the dinosaurs -- Australia was set adrift on a lonely voyage in southern seas. With host Richard Smith at the wheel, NOVA travels this walkabout continent to uncover how it became the strange island it is today. Australia's many unusual creatures, like the kangaroo and the cassowary, tell a tale of isolation, change and resilience. Australia's long history has seen mountains rise and fall, seas come and go, and whole kingdoms of life triumph and disappear. In this final episode, NOVA races down the last 65 million years to the present day.
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• Jay O. Sanders as Narrator (24 eps)
• Lance Lewman as Narrator (16 eps)
• Neil Ross as Narrator (13 eps)
• Brian Greene (2) (7 eps)
• Craig Sechler as Narrator (7 eps)
• Liev Schreiber as Narrator (6 eps)
• David Pogue (5 eps)
• Kathryn Walker as Narrator (4 eps)
• John Lithgow as Narrator (3 eps)
• Jamie Effros as Narrator (3 eps)
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• Lance Lewman as Narrator (16 eps)
• Neil Ross as Narrator (13 eps)
• Brian Greene (2) (7 eps)
• Craig Sechler as Narrator (7 eps)
• Liev Schreiber as Narrator (6 eps)
• David Pogue (5 eps)
• Kathryn Walker as Narrator (4 eps)
• John Lithgow as Narrator (3 eps)
• Jamie Effros as Narrator (3 eps)
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Classification: Documentary
Genre: Discovery/Science | Educational
Status: Returning Series
Network: PBS (
USA)
Airs: Wednesdays at 09:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Premiere: March 03, 1974
Genre: Discovery/Science | Educational
Status: Returning Series
Network: PBS (
USA)Airs: Wednesdays at 09:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Premiere: March 03, 1974
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