Series · Family, Documentary
Newton's Apple (1983)Season 6
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: Skydiving; Facial Symmetry; Lemons; Baby Orangutans30 min · Oct 15, 1988
- Episode 2: ILM-Movie Creatures; Cholesterol; Lemons; Suntan; Vulture30 min · Oct 22, 1988
- Episode 3: Microsurgery; Strobes; Coordination Chat; Lemons; Aardvark30 min · Oct 29, 1988
- Episode 4: Air Traffic Control; Feet; Bell Curves; Tracking Bears30 min · Nov 5, 1988
- Episode 5: Clouds; Rube Goldberg; Skin Itch Chat; Home Runs; Cold Remedies30 min · Nov 12, 1988
- Episode 6: Woods Hole–Lobster; Woods Hole–Cell Division; Woods Hole 330 min · Nov 19, 1988
- Episode 7: Rockets; CPR Chat; Inventors Fair; Lemons; Aerosol Sprays; Cow30 min · Nov 26, 1988
- Episode 8: Fireworks; Papermaking; Gas Chat; Lemons; Slow Loris30 min · Dec 3, 1988
- Episode 9: Insomnia; Electron Microscope; Lemons; Exponentials; Giraffe30 min · Dec 10, 1988
- Episode 10: Liquid Nitrogen; Dolphins; Superconductivity Chat; Lemons; Insects30 min · Dec 17, 1988
- Episode 11: Synthesizers; Maple Syruping; Non-Stick Pans; Wind Chill Chat; Lemons; Serval30 min · Dec 24, 1988
- Episode 12: Magnets; Forest Fires; Night Blindness Chat; Lynx30 min · Dec 31, 1988
- Episode 13: Horse Jumping; Toys in Space; Dust Bunnies; Carnivorous Plants; Lemons; Toucan30 min · Jan 7, 1989
