[PSUBS-MAILIST] Dream Machine - NOVA episode on Peter Robbins and 'Alicia'

["Paul Kreemer" <paulkreemer@gmail.com>]

Here's something we won't want to miss!  The time is listed as "Dec 26th at 8pm" but I doubt that it's the same for all time zones.  And hopefully NOVA is available outside of the US?



Dream Machine

PBS Dec 26th at 8pm

				Follow one man's quest to engineer a submarine with panoramic views.

Engineering ingenuity and one man's astounding determination are at the center of this program, which follows American entrepreneur Peter Robbins as he embarks on a 10-year odyssey to create his own million-dollar underwater vessel from scratch and explore the sunken wrecks of German U-boats (see A Lifelong Dream).

The film follows the submarine's progress from design to manufacturing, a daunting endeavor without the resources of a big shipyard or backing of the military, and one that requires some truly innovative solutions, since parts must be scavenged or even bought off-the-shelf at business supply stores. The show chronicles the obstacles and successes, the sheer imagination and motivation of Robbins and his small team in bold pursuit of building his underwater dream machine.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/alicia/index.html



And if you don't get it taped, sometime in March it should be available from WGBH:

http://shop.wgbh.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatalogSearchResultView?storeId=11051&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&pageSize=20&nomem=true&searchText=underwater+dream+machine



take care-
Paul