Newton's Apple (1983)
Newton's Apple is an American educational television program produced and developed by KTCA, and distributed to PBS stations in the United States that ran from 1983 to 1999. The show's title is based on the rumor of Isaac Newton sitting under a tree and an apple falling near him—or, more popularly, on his head—prompting him to ponder what makes things fall, leading to the development of his theory of gravitation. The show was produced by Twin Cities Public Television. For most of the run, the show's theme song was Ruckzuck by Kraftwerk, later remixed by Absolute Music. Later episodes of the show featured an original song. An occasional short feature appeared called "Science of the Rich and Famous" in which celebrities appeared to explain a science principle.
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Episode 1 - Hang Gliding; Karate; Robin Leach; Elephant
Release Date: 1994-10-15 -
Episode 2 - Sled Dogs; Arctic Travel; Life in Camp; Arctic Weather
Release Date: 1994-10-22 -
Episode 3 - Aircraft Carrier; Brain; Carrier Life
Release Date: 1994-10-29 -
Episode 4 - Brain Mapping; Garlic; Sunscreens; Tasmanian Devil
Release Date: 1994-11-05 -
Episode 5 - Movie Dinosaurs; Bread Chemistry; Scott Hamilton; Wallaby
Release Date: 1994-11-12 -
Episode 6 - Movie Sound Effects; Sun; Globetrotters; Hedgehog
Release Date: 1994-11-19 -
Episode 7 - Dinosaur Extinction; Floods; Blue Seas; Siberian Tiger
Release Date: 1994-11-26 -
Episode 8 - Internet; Antibiotics; Panning for Gold; Taxidermy
Release Date: 1994-12-03 -
Episode 9 - Ethnobotany; Hubble Telescope; Inventors Fair; Komodo Dragons
Release Date: 1994-12-10 -
Episode 10 - Raptor Hospital; Photography; Skipping Stones; Snakes
Release Date: 1994-12-17 -
Episode 11 - Redwoods; Electricity; Monuments; Red Fox
Release Date: 1994-12-24 -
Episode 12 - Printing Money; Gravity; Nature Labs
Release Date: 1994-12-31 -
Episode 13 - Bridges; Earthquakes; Chroma-Key; Grizzly Bear
Release Date: 1995-01-07