Episode
NOVA: Stephen Jay Gould: This View of Life
Overview
What do dinosaurs, a panda's thumb and a peacock's tail have in common? Dr. Stephen Jay Gould, the internationally renowned paleontologist and Evolutionary theorist, provides some surprising answers in this NOVA profile.
Details
- Series
- NOVA
- Season
- Season 11
- Episode
- Episode 19
- Air date
- 1984-12-18
- Runtime
- 55 min
Episode context
Stephen Jay Gould: This View of Life is Episode 19 in Season 11 of NOVA. It aired on 1984-12-18. The runtime is 55 min.
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