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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Uniform Title:

Making stuff (Television program). Season 1.

Title:

Making stuff [videorecording] / a Nova production by Powerhouse Productions for WGBH.

Publisher, Date:

[United States] : PBS Distribution, [2011]

Description:

2 videodiscs (ca. 4 hrs.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Step behind the headlines as Making Stuff dramatizes the human stories woven into the current wave of hi-tech breakthroughs. Hosted by the New York Times' lively technology correspondent David Pogue, each hour in this four-part series explores the talent, luck, and determination that can turn a wild idea into a cutting-edge material or high-tech breakthrough.

Target Audience Note:

Not rated.

Subjects:

Biomimicry.

Technological innovations.

Television programs -- United States.

Documentary television programs.

Nonfiction television programs.

Educational television programs.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.

Other Author:

Pogue, David, 1963- on-screen presenter.

Schmidt, Chris, screenwriter, producer, director.

Glassman, Gary, screenwriter.

Huntley, David Moore, 1961- director.

McCabe, Daniel, screenwriter, producer, director.

Olicker, Joel.

Yourgrau, Tug.

Swartz, Howard B.

Ritsko, Alan J.

Apsell, Paula S.

Powerhouse Productions. production company.

WGBH (Firm), production company.

PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor.

Other Title:

Contained in (work): Nova (Television program)

Notes:

Title from container.

Making stuff stronger; Making stuff smaller: Written, produced, and directed by Chris Schmidt.

Making stuff cleaner: Written by Gary Glassman ; directed by David Huntley.

Making stuff smarter: Written, produced, and directed by Daniel McCabe.

Executive producers for Powderhouse Productions, Joel Olicker and Tug Yourgrau ; executive producer for Nova, Howard Swartz ; managing director, Alan Ritsko ; senior executive producer, Paula S. Apsell.

Host, David Pogue.

Originally broadcast on PBS as episodes of NOVA in 2011.

DVD, widescreen; stereo; region 1, NTSC.

In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing and optional English video description.

Contents:

Making stuff stronger ; Making stuff smaller / written, produced, and directed by Chris Schmidt -- Making stuff cleaner / written by Gary Glassman ; directed by David Huntley -- Making stuff smarter / written, produced, and directed by Daniel McCabe.

Web Site:

These episodes also available on Nova Web site Web Link

ISBN:

9781608834129

1608834123

Publisher Number:

NOVA6219

Other Number:

691379946

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

565011

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD 600 Making s

Medium:

[videorecording]