NOVA - Season 42 Episode 5 : Ben Franklin's Balloons
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NOVA re-creates key flights, including the world’s first manned voyage on November 21, 1783. A descendant of the Montgolfier brothers, whose exploits fascinated Benjamin Franklin, will join a team to build an accurate replica of the fragile paper and canvas craft using 18th-century tools and materials.
- Released: 1974-03-03
- Runtime: 00:55:14 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Network: PBS
- Stars:
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Season 42 Episode 2 - Rise of the Hackers 2014-09-24
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Season 42 Episode 3 - Why Planes Vanish 2014-10-08
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Season 42 Episode 4 - Surviving Ebola 2014-10-08
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Season 42 Episode 6 - First Air War 2014-10-29
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Season 42 Episode 7 - Bigger Than T. rex 2014-11-05
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Season 42 Episode 8 - Emperor’s Ghost Army 2014-11-12
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Season 42 Episode 9 - Killer Landslides 2014-11-19
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Season 42 Episode 11 - Big Bang Machine 2015-01-14
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Season 42 Episode 12 - Sunken Ship Rescue 2015-01-21
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Season 42 Episode 20 - Lethal Seas 2015-05-13
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Season 42 Episode 21 - Chasing Pluto 2015-07-15
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