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Best Science & Technology Films of 2005


Aliens of the Deep

Few who witnessed the ... the Deep brings them as close as they may ever come to standing face-to-face with an alien life form. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Dan Aykroyd Unplugged on UFOs

Everyone knows that famous ... of UFOs before Aykroyd speaks unguardedly about his personal views on quantum physics, UFOs, and life on other planets. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Holes in Heaven?

The controversial effects of ... raises the question as to if the government has been truly honest about its use of the controversial technology. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Cold Fusion: Fire From Water

James Doohan of Star ... point, seriously considered to be a plausible candidate for Earth's next main energy source, as it was purportedly renewable. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Great Ships: The Aircraft Carriers

This A&E series offers ... ships, and film of the ships during wartime. In addition, there is a tour of a modern, nuclear-powered carrier. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Modern Marvels: Battle Gear

Modern Marvels: Battle Gear ... The manufacture and development of battle equipment is discussed, as well as a glimpse into the future of war-weapons. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Modern Marvels: Computers

The History Channel's documentary ... Wozniak, as well as a trip to the IBM-produced ASCI-White, the single most powerful system in the modern world. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Modern Marvels: Demolition

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Modern Marvels: Monster Trucks

This program takes a ... look at monster trucks and the people who drive them, from the machines' origins to their growing popularity today. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Modern Marvels: More Engineering Disasters

For the calamity-junky comes ... Released by New Video, Modern Marvels: More Engineering Disasters details such tragic occurences as rocket accidents and ship collisions. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Modern Marvels: Polio Vaccine

Modern Marvels: The Polio ... early '50s. Sufferers of the disease discuss its effects, and scientists go over why Salk's vaccine-discovery was so essential. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Modern Marvels: Stealth Technology

Airplane and technology enthusiasts ... modern wartime aircraft. With behind-the-scenes footage of construction and usage, this release offers a detailed history of stealth technology. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Modern Marvels: The Creation of the Computer

Few would deny that ... to capture the imagination of devoted techies pondering just what wonders lie ahead on the road to technological nirvana. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Modern Marvels: The Telephone

Modern Marvels: The Telephone ... used parts from dead bodies to help perfect his invention. This program is a production of The History Channel. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Modern Marvels: Video Games - Behind the Fun

Modern Marvels: Video Games ... creation of Pong, the program follows the numerous advancements made in the technology that goes into video game systems. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Tales of the Gun: Guns of Smith & Wesson

The history of Smith ... shooting competitions proves that the innovation of Smith and Wesson didn't go to the grave with the company's founders. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

History's Mysteries: Area 51 - Beyond Top Secret

This program is part ... the subject, gives the viewer some interesting facts to consider about the mysterious activities taking place at Area 51. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

The Unexplained: ESP, Dreams and Disasters

From earthquakes to airplane ... they ever happened, and allows the viewer to make up their own mind about the validity of those statements. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

The Unexplained: Twin Connection

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Eddie Paul: Special Effects Guru - Hollywood's Best Kept Secret

Stunt man and special ... transportation, this documentary introduces viewers to the people who make movies happen but whose faces the audience never sees. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

NOVA: Typhoid Mary - The Most Dangerous Woman in America

This film examines the ... film offers ideas about communicable disease and the role of the medical community in protecting the public at large. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D

Twelve men who belong ... by Tom Hanks (who also co-produced), Magnificent Desolation was shot and originally exhibited using the IMAX high-definition film format. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Dermatology

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Fiber Optics Research

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Heart Study

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Overhaulin': Live Strong - The Lance Armstrong Episode

Aging rust buckets are ... Jacobs help him restore his 1970 GTO; musician Sheryl Crow, Armstrong's lady love at the time, also stops by. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

NOVA: Saving the National Treasures

Saving the National Treasures ... series shows how modern science and technology have been used in order to save precious cornerstones of American history. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

ABC News: Tsunami - Wave of Destruction

It was one of ... of the tsunami and documents the global effort to assist the citizens of South Asia in rebuilding their lives. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

God, Man and ET: The Search of Other Worlds in Science

Mythology, theology and science ... ranges from alien life forms to the meaning of life with the help of computer animation and classical music. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Apollo 10: The Dress Rehearsal

This program offers the ... lunar landing. The film contains over eight hours of footage including pre and post flight commentary by the crew. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Apollo 12: Oceans Of Storms

This program contains archival ... audio from the launch as well as the landing, pre and post flight interviews, pre launch preparation, and more. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Apollo 13: The Real Thing

This program examines the ... commentary as well as original videos of the ship and crew including rare on-board footage and in-flight television transmissions. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Apollo 7: Shakedown Cruise

Apollo 7: Shakedown Cruise ... moon shot. The release combines vintage television footage with material that has been in the NASA vaults for decades. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Apollo 9: Spider Takes Flight

In this release that ... as science-fiction becomes scientific reality, audiences can witness firsthand just how the space race finally kicked into full gear. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Liftoff: Success and Failure

In the race to ... Mohr combine to offer a tantalizing look at America's never-ending quest to explore that deepest depths of outer space. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Biography: Albert Einstein

This biographical documentary examines ... of a government investigation, and the modern opinion that he was one of the fathers of the atomic bomb. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Modern Marvels: Kitty Hawk

Modern Marvels: Kitty Hawk ... bicycles to create their first successful machine, and how they improved upon their initial success in the following years. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Apollo 11: The Eagle Has Landed

This 90 minute documentary ... the moon, placing it and its crew, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin in the annals of history. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

The B-2 Stealth Bomber

The B-2 Stealth Bomber ... the aircraft and learn about some of its most harrowing missions through interviews with real pilots and crew members. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

The Math Video Tutor: Fractions Thru Algebra

The Math Video Tutor: ... algebra, solving equations, and polynomials are just some of the subjects that are explained and accompanied by practice problems. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

NOVA: The Unknown World

Photographer Lennart Nilsson has ... as ladybugs chase aphids, larvae take on a piece of clothing, and silverfish make their way through a home. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Alien Planet

Alien Planet, a movie ... anything seen on Earth. The film is based on the theories of Stephen Hawking and other world-renowned scientific minds. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

NASA Unauthorized

This film examines several ... mission was a hoax, questions over the real reasons for the Challenger disaster, and the existence of alien life. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Len Horowitz: DNA - Pirates of the Sacred Spiral

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Stargate 2012: Surfing the Tides of the Milky Way

The new age release ... to reveal how all three cultures shared a belief in the stargate, interpretable as a literal stairway to heaven. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Journey Toward Creation

For any person who ... life, and created by an intelligent being intent on creating the perfect natural environment in which mankind can thrive. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

The Concorde Alpha-Delta

Praised by many as ... the craft and bring it aloft for several decades, and the emotional connection that they experienced with the vehicle. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Hubble: 15 Years of Discovery

Initially an error-prone late-night ... a look at the famous telescope's time in space, from it's initial launch to it's many observations of space. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

NOVA: Newton's Dark Secrets

In addition to the ... of Newton's scientific genius, offering a fascinating, unflinching look at the many facets of this deep and complicated man. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

NOVA: Einstein's Big Idea

With dramatic historical reenactments ... Lavoisier, and Michael Faraday - and how each individual's work, in turn, embodied one further step toward nuclear power. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

NOVA: Hitler's Sunken Secret

In the decades since ... contained the heavy water, exposing its contents to a battery of scientific tests that will solve the mystery definitively. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

NOVA: Volcano Under the City

In Volcano Under the ... help prevent related environmental tragedies such as the associated discharge of lethal carbon monoxide gases throughout the surrounding atmosphere. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Walking with Monsters: Before the Dinosaurs

Theorizing that the dinosaurs ... how the evolution and adaptation of species occurred -- entertaining young viewers while encouraging them to think about prehistory. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

The Pentagon

The History Channel original ... the film sports rare inside footage of the Pentagon and interviews with both political and military historians and employees. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Overhaulin': Season 02

Season Two of Overhaulin' ... Armstrong out of his 1970 GTO, again for the purposes of transforming his venerable clunker into a "dream machine"! [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

American MuscleCar: Season 02

Season Two of the ... GNX. Closing out the season is an overview of the Chevy Bel Air, covering the years 1955 through 1957. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

American MuscleCar: Season 03

Season Three of the ... the SLP Cars and the Dart GTS. A tribute to Plymouth Roadrunner closes out the season in splendid fashion. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

NOVA: Storm That Drowned a City

NOVA: Hurricane Katrina - ... tropical storm built into a category five hurricane, and how the city was unprepared for such a powerful onslaught. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

National Geographic: In the Womb

Advanced technology opens a ... in utero to perform a rare fetoscope operation in hopes of correcting life-threatening complications before the mother gives birth. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

NOVA: The Great Robot Race

Welcome to the DARPA ... as they struggle to meet stringent deadlines and strive to keep their machines running in the intense desert heat. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

NOVA: Family That Walks on All Fours

When scientist Uter Tan ... attempt to discern whether Tan's curious discovery is the anthropological revelation of the millennia or a mere medical anomaly. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

The Encyclopedia of Modern Armor: The Light Tank

The Encyclopedia of Modern ... showcases how these relatively mobile military machines changed the course of wars, and therefore changed the course of history. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Planet Carnivore: Sharks and Lions

Originally aired on the ... fear will soon give way to awe as it's revealed just what we owe to these remarkable, oft-demonized creatures. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Starwalkers and the Dimension of the Blessed

In ancient Egypt and ... knowledge to modern viewers while asking how these startling revelations will effect the world we only thought we knew. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Meerkat Manor: Season 01

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Nicholas Perricone: Dr. Perricone's Guide to Nutrition and Supplements

Dr. Nicholas Perricone, clinical ... muscle mass. In so doing, the physician draws from his own systematic and extensive knowledge of inflammation disease theory. [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]

Tornado Hunters

Though "storm chasers" have ... developed an influential scale for measuring tornadoes, and David Arnold, the leader of a student-based team of "tornado observers." [ best science & technology films - 2005 ]




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