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Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 1:37
PM
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Dream Machine -
NOVA episode on Peter Robbins and 'Alicia'
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