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NOVA: Japan's American Genius

Nova (1987)

Documentary | United States

Director: Kirk Wolfinger, Sarah Holt

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SEASON: 14

EPISODE: 15 - Japan's American Genius

SYNOPSIS

Is Detroit inventor Stanford Ovshinsky the new Thomas Edison? Japanese industries are betting that the genius behind amorphous materials-a simpler and less expensive alternative to silicon-is onto something big.

Actors

Voice: Eriq La Salle, Kay Tong Lim, Yu Beng Lim, Timothy Nga, Gerald Chew, Dan Ziskie, Craig S. Wollman, Patrice Donnell

Writer: Julia Cort, Joseph McMaster

Narrator: Will Lyman, Neil Ross

RUNTIME: 55 min

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