An interview with Dr. Geerat Vermeij, a blind University of Maryland malacologist who collects mollusks and examines their shell patterns to determine vulnerability to predators; a look at the shorthand pattern of words, symbols, and gestures used by merchants in the Tokyo fish market; a discussion of Thomas Jefferson's coded correspondence with John Adams; New York Yankees third base coach Dick Howser explains baseball hand signs; an examination of how a meteorologist decodes weather information from tropical cloud formations in order to predict weather; the complex word symbols of the Japanese language; how heat-sensitive photography allows the turbulent patterns of gases and fluids to be analyzed; a look at Spain's Alhambra Palace; an interview with Bernhardt Weunsch of M.I.T., who discusses man's fascination with crystals; and how the Greek translation of Egyptian hieroglyphics on the Rosetta stone allowed linguists to decipher the lost Egyptian language.
Title | The Search for Solutions - Season 1 Episode 2 Patterns |
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Year | 1980 |
Genre | Documentary |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | PBS |
Cast | Stacy Keach |
Crew | James C. Crimmins (Writer), Brad Darrach (Writer), Kathy Mendoza (Producer), James C. Crimmins (Producer), Carl Kriegeskotte (Cinematography), Kathryn Barnier (Editor) |
Alternative Titles | |
Keyword | physics, chemistry, engineering, educational |
First Air Date | Jun 10, 1980 |
Last Air date | Jun 24, 1980 |
Season | 1 Season |
Episode | 9 Episode |
Runtime | 26:14 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb: | 10.00/ 10 by 1.00 users |
Popularity | 7.55 |
Language | English |