About this season
Newton's Apple is an American educational television program produced and developed by KTCA, and distributed to PBS stations in the United States that ran from 1983 to 1999. The show's title is based on the rumor of Isaac Newton sitting under a tree and an apple falling near him—or, more popularly, on his head—prompting him to ponder what makes things fall, leading to the development of his theory of gravitation. The show was produced by Twin Cities Public Television. For most of the run, the show's theme song was Ruckzuck by Kraftwerk, later remixed by Absolute Music. Later episodes of the show featured an original song. An occasional short feature appeared called "Science of the Rich and Famous" in which celebrities appeared to explain a science principle.
Episodes (13)
1. Television; Studio Tour; Post-Production; Satellites
Aired 10 October 1992 • 30 min
2. Movie Stunts; Household Chemistry; Coffee and Cream; Musk Ox
Aired 17 October 1992 • 30 min
3. Election Polls and Surveys; Electric Car; Ceramics; Cougars
Aired 24 October 1992 • 30 min
4. Monster Make-Up; Ozone; Rearview Mirrors; Artificial Sweeteners
Aired 31 October 1992 • 30 min
5. Oil Spill; Diet & Nutrition; Crystal Gayle; Caribou
Aired 7 November 1992 • 30 min
6. Antarctic Journey; Antarctic Penguins; Palmer Station; Krill; Seals
Aired 14 November 1992 • 30 min
7. AIDS ; Glass Recycling; Science Challenge; Cement; Wolverine
Aired 21 November 1992 • 30 min
8. Cockroaches; Broken Bones; Dentist Chair; Rhinoceros
Aired 28 November 1992 • 30 min
9. Omnimax Technology; Archery; Lightbulb; Condors
Aired 5 December 1992 • 30 min
10. Aurora Borealis; Air Pressure; Al Gore; Piranha
Aired 12 December 1992 • 30 min
11. Traffic Control; Cryogenics; Static Electricity; Russian Kids
Aired 19 December 1992 • 30 min
12. Blood Typing; Locks & Dams; Moles; Penguins
Aired 26 December 1992 • 30 min
13. Diabetes; Galaxy Mapping; Dweezil Zappa; Ostrich
Aired 2 January 1993 • 30 min