The Search for Solutions Season 1 Episode 8 Theory 1980
A scientist whose intuitive theory about ancient Native American monuments in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming turned out to be true; a discussion of a the theories of continental drift and plate tectonics; the work of French physicist Jean Baptiste Biot, who confirmed that meteorites showered a small French town in 1803; the work of an archaeologist in York, England, who has found evidence of a peaceful Viking domestic and business culture here; an interview with an archaeologist who has found evidence of a Viking pioneer settlement in Newfoundland which also runs counter to traditional perceptions of the Vikings; the work of a British scientist who tracks radio waves from outer space; and the importance of "wild guesses" in science and the daring of Ben Franklin's electricity experiment with kite and key.
- Released: 1980-06-24
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Stacy Keach
- Director: Michael Jackson, James C. Crimmins, Brad Darrach, L.L Larison Cudmore, Gerald Jonas
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1. Evidence 1980-06-10
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2. Patterns 1980-06-10
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3. Investigation 1980-06-10
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4. Trial and Error 1980-06-17
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5. Context 1980-06-17
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6. Adaptation 1980-06-17
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7. Modeling 1980-06-24
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9. Prediction 1980-06-24
