The Search for Solutions - Season 1 Episode 4 Trial and Error

The Search for Solutions
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The Search for Solutions

The Search for Solutions - Season 1 Episode 4 Trial and Error

The Search for Solutions - Season 1 Episode 4 Trial and Error

Overview: An interview with David Gordon Wilson of M.I.T. who talks of trial and error as a focused learning process; an interview with Paul MacCready, designer of a flying bicycle called the "Gossamer Condor," relates the process by which the final structure of the Condor was determined; Vincent J. Schaefer recounts his accidental discovery, in 1946, of a way to eliminate the supercooling of clouds which caused airplane wings to ice; a look at the Tour de France, where cyclists and designers continually experiment with ways to increase speed; a discussion of the work of German immunologist Paul Ehrlich, who, in 1901 discovered a cure for syphilis; a scientist who looks in the ocean for organisms, avoided by others, which may contain chemicals that fight disease; and another visit to the Human Powered Championship, including interviews with designers of unusual vehicles.

Watch Trailer First Air Date: Jun 10, 1980 Last Air date: Jun 24, 1980 Season: 1 Season Episode: 9 Episode Runtime: 48 minutes Quality: HD IMDb: 10.00 / 10 by 1 users Popularity: 0.5874 Language: English

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