Episode
60 Minutes: Bionic Limbs, Missing American Historical Treasures, Maggie Smith
Overview
Scott Pelley reports on robotic prostheses; Bob Simon investigates the theft of thousands of historical documents; Steve Kroft profiles Maggie Smith.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 45
- Episode
- Episode 33
- Air date
- 2013-06-02
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Bionic Limbs, Missing American Historical Treasures, Maggie Smith is Episode 33 in Season 45 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2013-06-02. The runtime is 44 min.
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