Series · Family, Documentary
Newton's Apple (1983)Season 10
Newton's Apple is an American educational television program produced and developed by KTCA, and distributed to PBS stations in the United States that ran from 1983 to 1999. The show's title is based on the rumor of Isaac Newton sitting under a tree and an apple falling near him—or, more popularly, on his head—prompting him to ponder what makes things fall, leading to the development of his theory of gravitation. The show was produced by Twin Cities Public Television. For most of the run, the show's theme song was Ruckzuck by Kraftwerk, later remixed by Absolute Music. Later episodes of the show featured an original song. An occasional short feature appeared called "Science of the Rich and Famous" in which celebrities appeared to explain a science principle.
- Network
- PBS
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- First aired
- October 15, 1983
- Status
- Ended
Cast
- Peggy KnappSelf - Field Reporter
- David HeilSelf - Host
Ira FlatowSelf - Host
SuChin PakSelf - Host- Dave HuddlestonSelf - Host
- Brian HackneySelf - Host
Eileen GalindoSelf - Host
Episodes
0/13 watched- Episode 1: Television; Studio Tour; Post-Production; Satellites30 min · Oct 10, 1992
- Episode 2: Movie Stunts; Household Chemistry; Coffee and Cream; Musk Ox30 min · Oct 17, 1992
- Episode 3: Election Polls and Surveys; Electric Car; Ceramics; Cougars30 min · Oct 24, 1992
- Episode 4: Monster Make-Up; Ozone; Rearview Mirrors; Artificial Sweeteners30 min · Oct 31, 1992
- Episode 5: Oil Spill; Diet & Nutrition; Crystal Gayle; Caribou30 min · Nov 7, 1992
- Episode 6: Antarctic Journey; Antarctic Penguins; Palmer Station; Krill; Seals30 min · Nov 14, 1992
- Episode 7: AIDS ; Glass Recycling; Science Challenge; Cement; Wolverine30 min · Nov 21, 1992
- Episode 8: Cockroaches; Broken Bones; Dentist Chair; Rhinoceros30 min · Nov 28, 1992
- Episode 9: Omnimax Technology; Archery; Lightbulb; Condors30 min · Dec 5, 1992
- Episode 10: Aurora Borealis; Air Pressure; Al Gore; Piranha30 min · Dec 12, 1992
- Episode 11: Traffic Control; Cryogenics; Static Electricity; Russian Kids30 min · Dec 19, 1992
- Episode 12: Blood Typing; Locks & Dams; Moles; Penguins30 min · Dec 26, 1992
- Episode 13: Diabetes; Galaxy Mapping; Dweezil Zappa; Ostrich30 min · Jan 2, 1993
