NOVA Season 15 Episode 15
Pioneers of Surgery: Beyond the Knife
Surgeons have always been eager to help patients, even at the risk of killing them. NOVA looks at some of the excesses of surgery, and at how new drugs and technologies are rendering some operations obsolete.
- 15 - 22Can We Make a Better Doctor?Dec. 13, 1988
- 15 - 21The All-American BearDec. 06, 1988
- 15 - 20The Light StuffNov. 22, 1988
- 15 - 19Who Shot President Kennedy?Nov. 15, 1988
- 15 - 18Do Scientists Cheat?Oct. 18, 1988
- 15 - 17Can the Next President Win the Space Race?Oct. 11, 1988
- 15 - 16Can the Vatican Save the Sistine Chapel?Oct. 04, 1988
- 15 - 15Pioneers of Surgery: Beyond the KnifeSep. 27, 1988
- 15 - 14Pioneers of Surgery: New Organs for OldSep. 20, 1988
- 15 - 13Pioneers of Surgery: Into the HeartSep. 13, 1988
- 15 - 12Pioneers of Surgery: The Brutal CraftSep. 06, 1988
- 15 - 11Can You Still Get Polio?Apr. 05, 1988
- 15 - 10Race for the SuperconductorMar. 29, 1988
- 15 - 9The Man Who Loved NumbersMar. 22, 1988
- 15 - 8Whale RescueMar. 15, 1988
- 15 - 7The Mystery of the Master BuildersMar. 08, 1988
- 15 - 6Battles in the War on Cancer: Turning the TideMar. 01, 1988
- 15 - 5Battles in the War on Cancer: A Wonder Drug on TrialFeb. 23, 1988
- 15 - 4Why Planes BurnFeb. 09, 1988
- 15 - 3Buried in IceFeb. 02, 1988
- 15 - 2How to Create a Junk FoodJan. 26, 1988
- 15 - 1Top Gun and BeyondJan. 19, 1988