Basic Info

First Air: June 10, 1980

Rating: ⭐ 10.0/10 (1 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 9

Last Episode

Name: Prediction

Season: 1, Episode: 9

Air Date: 1980-06-24

Some predictions of sixteenth-century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe were found to be incredibly accurate; a scientist studies the San Andreas Fault using a laser tracking system and discusses the cause of earthquakes; a "shake table" in Japan that tests construction techniques; a scientist predicts the consequences of earthquakes; the climate of the earth is affected by solar activity; restoration work being performed on the stained glass windows of Canterbury Cathedral; a scientist at the Space Environmental Service Center watches for solar flares to predict high levels of radiation in the; the Dallas Cowboys use computers to compile player data and create strategy, illustrated with footage of running back Robert Newhouse being measured for his fat content in a water displacement tank; a scientist’s research has shown that icebergs may someday be moved to supply fresh water to dry regions; hot-air balloonists in an Iowa competition work with the natural world to control their flight.

Videos

Pat Metheny Film Scores: The Search For Solutions (YouTube)

The Search for Solutions

1980 1 seasons 9 episodes ⭐ 10.0/10 1 votes

Overview

A nine part television series, produced by J.C. Crimmins for PBS. Music composed, arranged and performed by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays. The stated purpose of “The Search for Solutions” is to stimulate interest in science and technology, primarily among the young. The film comprises nine 18-minute sections touching on various aspects of scientific inquiry that its makers say can be shown as a whole, as it is in this engagement, or in any combination of its parts.