NOVA Season 8 Episode 12
Why America Burns
NOVA presents a dramatic, exclusive film of the first "test-tube" baby born in America, Elizabeth Jordan Carr. NOVA follows the pregnancy from the start, presenting the only view on American TV of the extraordinary medical procedures used to remove and fertilize the egg, and of the historic birth, December 28, 1981 in Norfolk, VA.
8 - 20TwinsDec. 06, 1981- 8 - 19City Spaces, Human PlacesNov. 29, 1981
- 8 - 18Notes of a Biology Watcher: A Film with Lewis ThomasNov. 22, 1981
- 8 - 17Artists in the LabNov. 15, 1981
- 8 - 16Did Darwin Get It Wrong?Nov. 01, 1981
- 8 - 15Locusts: War Without EndOct. 25, 1981
- 8 - 14Cosmic FireOct. 18, 1981
- 8 - 13The Great Violin MysteryOct. 11, 1981
- 8 - 12Why America BurnsOct. 04, 1981
- 8 - 11Computers, Spies and Private LivesSep. 27, 1981
- 8 - 10Resolution on SaturnAug. 25, 1981
- 8 - 9Animal OlympiansMar. 17, 1981
- 8 - 8The Asteroid and the DinosaurMar. 10, 1981
- 8 - 7Beyond the Milky WayMar. 03, 1981
- 8 - 6The Malady of Health CareFeb. 24, 1981
- 8 - 5The Science of MurderFeb. 17, 1981
- 8 - 4Anatomy of a VolcanoFeb. 10, 1981
- 8 - 3The Dead Sea LivesJan. 27, 1981
- 8 - 2Message in the RocksJan. 20, 1981
- 8 - 1Doctors of NigeriaJan. 06, 1981
