100 Greatest Discoveries

tv show

poster for 100 Greatest Discoveries

8 total episodes

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1 seasons

First Aired December 08, 2004

Overview

Bill Nye walks viewers through various areas of science to show how far they've come through their beginnings until modern times.

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Biology

Season 1 - Episode 7 - 1h 45m

Air Date

January 26, 2005

Overview

Thirteen breakthroughs in the science of living things: Anton van Leeuwenhoek's discovery of micro-organisms, Robert Brown's identification of cell nuclei, Carl Woese's Archaea classification, Walther Flemming and Eduard Strasburger's discovery of mitosis, August Weismann's conclusions on meiosis, Awareness of cell differentiation and stem cells, Pinpointing of mitochondria, Hans Krebs' citric acid cycle, The discoveries of neurotransmitters, hormones and photosynthesis, Arthur George Tansley's ideas on ecosystems, and the centuries-long process of studying biodiversity.