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 - Skydiving; Facial Symmetry; Lemons; Baby Orangutans
Release Date: 1988-10-15 -
Episode 2 - ILM-Movie Creatures; Cholesterol; Lemons; Suntan; Vulture
Release Date: 1988-10-22 -
Episode 3 - Microsurgery; Strobes; Coordination Chat; Lemons; Aardvark
Release Date: 1988-10-29 -
Episode 4 - Air Traffic Control; Feet; Bell Curves; Tracking Bears
Release Date: 1988-11-05 -
Episode 5 - Clouds; Rube Goldberg; Skin Itch Chat; Home Runs; Cold Remedies
Release Date: 1988-11-12 -
Episode 6 - Woods Hole–Lobster; Woods Hole–Cell Division; Woods Hole 3
Release Date: 1988-11-19 -
Episode 7 - Rockets; CPR Chat; Inventors Fair; Lemons; Aerosol Sprays; Cow
Release Date: 1988-11-26 -
Episode 8 - Fireworks; Papermaking; Gas Chat; Lemons; Slow Loris
Release Date: 1988-12-03 -
Episode 9 - Insomnia; Electron Microscope; Lemons; Exponentials; Giraffe
Release Date: 1988-12-10 -
Episode 10 - Liquid Nitrogen; Dolphins; Superconductivity Chat; Lemons; Insects
Release Date: 1988-12-17 -
Episode 11 - Synthesizers; Maple Syruping; Non-Stick Pans; Wind Chill Chat; Lemons; Serval
Release Date: 1988-12-24 -
Episode 12 - Magnets; Forest Fires; Night Blindness Chat; Lynx
Release Date: 1988-12-31 -
Episode 13 - Horse Jumping; Toys in Space; Dust Bunnies; Carnivorous Plants; Lemons; Toucan
Release Date: 1989-01-07