nova Documentaries
Kryptos: The CIAs Unsolved Secret Code
The most mysterious of all codes in the most clandestine of all places has yet to be fully broken. "Kryptos," a coded sculpture in the courtyard of CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, contains a long string of seemingly senseless letters that conceal a message devised by sculp[...]
Wright Brothers Flying Machine
A documentary about two pioneering flight engineers who invented the first powered plane. From the years 1905 – 1907 they developed the first fixed wing aeroplane with steering controls and power in the form of a bicycle. Their first flight was only 37 meters in distance but[...]
Einsteins Big Idea
It has been more than 100 years since Albert Einstein released his famous publication containing the simple, elegant yet incredibly complex equation E = mc2. This documentary explores the history behind this famous equation and the events which lead up to its discovery. Einstein&#[...]
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