Episode

Horizon: Living Machines

Name: Horizon: Living Machines
Released: 1978-01-06
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Michael Mosley, Paul Vaughan, Alice Roberts, Hannah Fry, Richard Feynman

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Overview

Horizon investigates how biologists and engineers are pooling their ideas to understand how nature's machines work.

Details

Series: Horizon
Season: Season 15
Episode: Episode 1
Air date: 1978-01-06
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

Living Machines is Episode 1 in 1978 of Horizon. It aired on 1978-01-06. The runtime is 60 min.

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