• 2023
Deadly Science

Summary Humanity's drive to push the bounds of the known world sometimes results in tragedy - but science still remembers the breakthroughs. View more details

  • 2023

Deadly Science

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Tony McMahon Tim White Sean Graham Mazyar Fallah

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9.4

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jan 8, 2023

Countries of origin : Canada

Language : English

Production companies : Go Button Media

Summary Humanity's drive to push the bounds of the known world sometimes results in tragedy - but science still remembers the breakthroughs. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jan 8, 2023

Countries of origin : Canada

Language : English

Production companies : Go Button Media

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Episode 1 • Jan 08, 2023
Dangerous Heights
Although gravity keeps our feet firmly planted, some defy earthly forces at all costs. Who are the ones who dreamed of high-flying adventures? Over the course of a decade, the Apollo programs mobilise all resources to send man to the Moon. But this giant leap for mankind couldn't have happened without the first Apollo astronauts who face incredible odds and extreme danger to move science forward. For one little girl with an adventurous spirit, rules and records are made to be broken. Amelia Earhart dominates the male-driven world of flying, but risks life and limb along the way. And for Austrian tailor Franz Reichelt, seams and stitches promise an entry into the exciting world of aviation. Though history remembers his failure, he leaves his tick on the timeline of parachute innovation.
Episode 2 • Jan 08, 2023
Female Inventors
Breaking the glass ceiling is never easy, but for these female inventors, science comes at an added price. When Marie Curie discovers radioactivity, she earns not one but two Nobel Prizes. But though she is devoted to her subject matter, it puts her in incredible danger. How does her selflessness open a whole new world of particle physics? When the 36-year old Dian Fossey packs up her life to study mountain gorillas, she has no tracking experience, no university degree, and no idea what she's in for. How does she become one of the most iconic and controversial primatologists to have ever lived? And when the entrepreneurial Elizabeth Fleischmann gets hold of a new invention, she transforms X-rays into a tool for medical imaging. How does her can-do attitude allow her to enter the world of male-dominated medicine, even as the tools of her own innovation take a silent toll?
Episode 3 • Jan 08, 2023
Against Nature
Nature is powerful and can snuff out life in an instant. But for three intrepid adventurers, nature holds mysteries just waiting to be discovered. When most others flee, Tim Samaras drives into the eye of the tornado. His technological innovations, and sheer nerve, give new insights on one of nature's most dangerous forces. For David A. Johnston, it's a race against time to study the science of volcanic eruptions. As Mount Saint Helens gets ready to blow, this young scientist puts his life on the line for science and prevents an even deadlier disaster. When George Mallory sets his sights on the world's highest peak, he knows he must forge his own path to be the first to summit Everest. What does it take for him to reach these unclimbable heights, and does he succeed? We examine the evidence almost a hundred years later.
Episode 4 • Jan 08, 2023
Long Forgotten Tracks
Some discoveries lie in wait for those brave enough to venture out. From hidden cities in the jungle to dinosaur fossils and seeds in far-flung locales, the prize goes to those willing to take the risk. The world watches with bated breath as adventurer Percy Fawcett enters the Green Hell of the Amazon jungle. Does he find a lost city in this dangerous expanse? And at a time when America sees a great expansion, two of America's first paleontologists go to war over dinosaur fossils. How far will O.C. Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope be willing to go in their brawl over prehistoric beasts? Confronted by famine, Russia sends a botanist to find the seeds to save an empire. But as political winds shift, Nikolai Vavilov becomes champion for science. How does he fight for the truth when no one else will?
Episode 5 • Jan 08, 2023
In the Name of Medicine
Although modern medicine is capable of incredible feats, the ability to treat the human body follows hundreds of years of experimentation, at times with deadly results. When an epidemic of yellow fever strikes American soldiers in Cuba, Jesse Lazear journeys to the front. In a race against time, he puts himself in harm's way to uncover the source of the epidemic and prevent its spread. When a revolutionary science fiction writer anticipates modern blood transfusions, does anyone take him seriously? As Alexander Bodanov turns metaphor into medicine, he puts his own body on the line. And before much is known about the body's internal systems, a God-fearing scholar named Michael Servetus makes an incredible observation about human circulation. How do his religious beliefs bury the discovery until almost 100 years later?
Episode 6 • Jan 08, 2023
Ahead of Their Time
Some names stay with us over hundreds and even thousands of years. Great thinkers left their mark on scientific discovery, although some were far ahead of their time. For Galileo Galilei, new tools allow him to make bold statements about the nature of the Universe. But what happens when what seems obvious flies in the face of accepted truth? In ancient Alexandria, scholar Hypatia makes contributions to mathematics and science. But how does her celebrity become a double-edged sword? And for a roving scholar unwilling to bow down to authority, every new city offers a new pulpit for his religious and astronomical beliefs. But when there's nowhere left to run, how does Giordano Bruno face those he's angered in his wake?

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