English archers had their longbows, Old West sheriffs had their six-guns, but Japan’s samurai warriors had the most fearsome weapon of all: the razor-sharp, unsurpassed technology of the katana, or samurai sword. In this program, NOVA probes the centuries-old secrets that went into forging what many consider the perfect blade. Fifteen traditional Japanese craftsmen spent nearly six months creating the sword that NOVA follows through production, from smelting the ore to forging the steel to sharpening the blade to a keen edge capable of slicing through a row of warriors at one swoop. | ||
| Title | : | NOVA |
| First Air Date | : | Mar 03, 1974 |
| Last Air Date | : | Aug 07, 2024 |
| Number of Episodes | : | 984 |
| Number of Seasons | : | 51 |
| Genres | : | Documentary |
| Networks | : | PBS |
| Casts | : | |
| Alternative Titles | : | PBS新星Nova, نوا, نووآ, PBS Nova |
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Season List
13-07-1999
03-03-1974
03-11-1974
04-01-1976
05-01-1977
04-01-1978
04-01-1979
15-01-1980
06-01-1981
10-01-1982
18-01-1983
17-01-1984
15-01-1985
21-01-1986
20-01-1987
19-01-1988
17-01-1989
09-01-1990
08-01-1991
14-01-1992
05-01-1993
18-01-1994
08-01-1995
10-10-1995
01-10-1996
07-10-1997
06-10-1998
05-10-1999
24-10-2000
02-10-2001
03-09-2002
30-09-2003
28-09-2004
20-09-2005
05-09-2006
09-10-2007
07-10-2008
06-10-2009
19-10-2010
07-09-2011
10-10-2012
11-09-2013
10-09-2014
16-09-2015
07-09-2016
10-01-2018
02-01-2019
05-02-2020
13-01-2021
01-02-2022
01-02-2023
31-01-2024
Episode List Season 35
09-10-2007
16-10-2007
30-10-2007
07-11-2007
20-11-2007
18-12-2007
29-01-2008
12-02-2008
19-02-2008
26-02-2008
08-04-2008
22-04-2008
13-05-2008
20-05-2008