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November 03, 1987

S14 · E16 of 21 episodes

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HDTV 1987 5 months ago

NOVA

NOVA

A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama #S14E16

55 min 1974 5 months ago

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55m 1987 36

NOVA S14 E16 1974

A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama

NOVA · Season 14, Episode 16

The Panama Canal opened in 1914 after a 30-year effort that dwarfed the building of the pyramids. Historian David McCullough navigates through the canal and tells the story of the human drama behind the engineering feat.

Episode 16 of Season 14 from NOVA — available to stream in HD on any device.

Country United States

Genre

Documentary

Released

03 Mar, 1974

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1 Countdown to the Invisible Universe 2 Children of Eve 3 Why Planes Crash 4 Orangutans of the Rain Forest 5 Freud Under Analysis 6 The Hole in the Sky 7 Confessions of a Weaponeer 8 Great Moments from NOVA 9 Will the World Starve? 10 The Desert Doesn't Bloom Here Anymore 11 Rocky Road to Jupiter 12 Death of a Star 13 Spy Machines 14 Hidden Power of Plants 15 Japan's American Genius 16 A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama 17 Volcano! 18 How Good is Soviet Science? 19 Ancient Treasures from the Deep 20 Riddle of the Joints 21 Secrets of the Lost Red Paint People

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