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Nova: Decoding The Weather Machine
Icarus' Children

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PBS | Air Date: March 29, 1978
Summary: A scientist from California wins the Kremer Prize, and NOVA wants to know why. This episode captures footage Paul MacCready and his self-powered airplane, which relies on human and solar energy. MacCready must complete a one-mile flight in order to get his new invention financed. The question is, "can he fly his plane with a storm on the horizon?"
Genre(s): News, Documentary, Science
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