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Decoding da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance genius. Not only did he paint masterpieces of art, but he was an obsessive scientist and inventor, dreaming up complex machines centuries ahead of his time, including parachutes, armored tanks, hang gliders, and robots. On the 500th anniversary of Leonardo’s death, with the help of biographer Walter Isaacson, NOVA investigates the secrets of Leonardo’s success.
Season 46 Episode 21 Length 53:30 Premiere: 11/13/19

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Season 46 Episodes

Decoding da Vinci

S46 E21 Length 53:30 Premiere Date 11/13/19

Decoding da Vinci Preview

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How did Leonardo da Vinci Paint the "Mona Lisa"?

Clip Length 01:45 Premiere Date 11/13/19

How Leonardo da Vinci Used Anatomy to Inform his Paintings

Clip Length 04:59 Premiere Date 11/13/19

Giving the "Mona Lisa" a Digital Makeover

Clip Length 03:10 Premiere Date 11/13/19

Can Super Corals Save Reefs?

Clip Length 03:29 Premiere Date 02/21/19

Did Climate Change Cause Hurricane Harvey?

Clip Length 02:32 Premiere Date 02/21/19

Climate Change Flooding: A Threat to National Security?

Clip Length 04:01 Premiere Date 02/21/19

What is Coral Bleaching?

Clip Length 02:29 Premiere Date 02/20/19

Why Kicking a Field Goal is Harder Than it Looks

Clip Length 03:28 Premiere Date 02/06/19

What Does the Polar Vortex Have to do With Climate Change?

Clip Length 03:18 Premiere Date 02/01/19

AI Helps Young Man with Cerebral Palsy Find Independence

Clip Length 04:46 Premiere Date 01/31/19

How Does a Government Shutdown Affect Science?

Clip Length 03:01 Premiere Date 01/23/19

Five Moon Names to Know for Successful Moongazing

Clip Length 02:06 Premiere Date 01/23/19

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Archaeologists investigate the dramatic origins of democracy in ancient Greece 2,500 years ago. Mass graves and ancient ruins where tyrants were murdered shine new light on the birth of a revolutionary form of government.

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American and British archaeologists and historians reveal the technology, innovation and luck that determined the outcomes of key battles of the Revolutionary War.

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Join astrophysicist and novelist Janna Levin on a mind-blowing voyage to the frontiers of black hole science, which is shining new light on the most powerful and mysterious objects in the universe.

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Black Hole Universe - S45 E2

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Join astrophysicist Janna Levin on a mind-bending journey to the frontiers of black hole research. Discover how scientists may soon be able to "see" a black hole and are revealing new clues to the strangest and most extreme objects in the universe.

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Chasing Pluto - S42 E13

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The New Horizon's spacecraft will fly by and take the first detailed images of Pluto. It is the culmination of the spacecraft's nine-year, three-billion-mile journey.

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