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Newton's Apple

Year: 1983
Seasons: 15
Type: TV Series
Genre: Documentary, Family

Overview

Newton's Apple is an American educational television program produced and developed by KTCA, and distributed to PBS stations in the United States that ran from 1983 to 1999. The show's title is based on the rumor of Isaac Newton sitting under a tree and an apple falling near him—or, more popularly, on his head—prompting him to ponder what makes things fall, leading to the development of his theory of gravitation. The show was produced by Twin Cities Public Television. For most of the run, the show's theme song was Ruckzuck by Kraftwerk, later remixed by Absolute Music. Later episodes of the show featured an original song. An occasional short feature appeared called "Science of the Rich and Famous" in which celebrities appeared to explain a science principle.

Episodes

EP 1
EP 1 Body Fat-I; Fiberoptics; Fainting Chat; Dolphins
EP 2
EP 2 Voiceprints; Curveball; Goosebumps Chat; Hawk
EP 3
EP 3 Astronaut Training; Hand: Fall Asleep; Clouded Leopard
EP 4
EP 4 Hypnosis; Sky Blue; Seeing Stars Chat; Cold Remedies
EP 5
EP 5 Visual Cliff; Heart; Ears Pop Chat; Wolves
EP 6
EP 6 Video Games; Holograms; Funnybone Chat; Onions & Tears Chat
EP 7
EP 7 Color Blindness; Taste Buds; Black Hole Chat
EP 8
EP 8 Digital Sound; Eggs; Teeth Chatter Chat; Camel
EP 9
EP 9 Ultrasound; Spacesuit; Knuckles Crack Chat; Porcupine
EP 10
EP 10 Robots; X-Terrestrials; Headaches Chat; Parrots-I
EP 11
EP 11 Wagon Wheel; Prosthetics; Armadillo
EP 12
EP 12 Police Radar; Voice Synthesis; Skin/Wrinkles Chat; Snake and Lizard
EP 13
EP 13 Karate; Lightning; Tears Chat; Oppossum

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