Episode 1
Aired Jan 7, 2003
Spies That Fly
Advances in robotic planes for spying; the history of airborne spying.
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Episode 2
Aired Jan 14, 2003
Last Flight of Bomber 31
Aviation experts and forensic scientists investigate the wreckage of a World War II bomber discovered on the edge of a volcano in Kamchatka, Russia.
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Episode 3
Aired Jan 21, 2003
Ancient Creature of the Deep
The discovery of the 400-million-year-old living fossil -- the coelacanth fish -- in South Africa in 1938.
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Episode 4
Aired Feb 4, 2003
Battle of the X-Planes
Lockheed Martin and Boeing compete to win a government contract to build the next generation fighter jet.
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Episode 5
Aired Feb 11, 2003
Mountain of Ice
Mountaineer Jon Krakauer and his expedition team try to scale Antarctica's highest peak, the Vinson Massif.
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Episode 6
Aired Feb 18, 2003
Lost Treasures of Tibet
The Buddhist monastery of Thubchen lies on Nepal's northern border, and its medieval wall paintings are deteriorating fast from roof leaks and lamp soot; conservators want to restore the artworks; locals want them repainted.
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Episode 7
Aired Feb 25, 2003
Dirty Bomb
One of the nightmare scenarios of terrorism is the detonation of a "dirty bomb," a device using a conventional explosive and containing radioactive materials.
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Episode 8
Aired Apr 1, 2003
Deep Sea Invasion
Marine biologist Alexandre Meinesz's investigation to find the source of the tropical alga that took root in the Mediterranean.
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Episode 9
Aired Apr 22, 2003
Secret of Photo 51
The life of molecular biologist Rosalind Franklin and her contribution to the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA.
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Episode 10
Aired Sep 30, 2003
Infinite Secrets
Scientists use imaging techniques to unlock the secrets of a long-lost compendium of works by the ancient Greek scholar Archimedes.
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Episode 11
Aired Oct 7, 2003
Who Killed the Red Baron?
An investigation into the 1918 death of German flier Manfred von Richthofen, also known as the "Red Baron."
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Episode 12
Aired Oct 31, 2003
The Elegant Universe: Einstein's Dream
Author Brian Greene ("The Elegant Universe") explains string theory; physicists attempt to unify general relativity and quantum mechanics.
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Episode 13
Aired Oct 31, 2003
The Elegant Universe: The String's the Thing
The possibility of combining the laws of the large with the laws of the small into a single, harmonious Theory of Everything.
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Episode 14
Aired Nov 4, 2003
The Elegant Universe: Welcome to the 11th Dimension
The successful unification of five different string theories into a single theory.
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Episode 15
Aired Nov 11, 2003
Wright Brothers' Flying Machine
The 100th anniversary of the world's first powered flight at Kitty Hawk, N.C., includes a profile of the Wright brothers and footage of flights.
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Episode 16
Aired Nov 18, 2003
Magnetic Storm
How future changes to the planet's magnetic field could affect Earth, possibly making it vulnerable to radiation from space.
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Episode 17
Aired Nov 25, 2003
Volcano Above the Clouds
Mount Kilimanjaro, 200 miles south of the equator, has equatorial and arctic conditions and five climatic zones.
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