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5:00 pm
PBS NewsHour
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6:00 pm
Nova
"Trapped In An Elevator"
More than 325 million people travel vertically by elevator daily in the United States. NOVA reveals the secret life of these machines and investigates personal stories of passengers who have been caught inside when the machinery fails. The program looks at the world's fastest elevator, maintenance in Manhattan skyscrapers, the Otis Test Tower and new computer controls.G
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7:00 pm
Inventions That Shook The World
"The 1900's"
The first decade of the1900s ushers in crucial inventions that will help shape the rest of the century. Communication gets a boost as a voice is transmitted wirelessly by Radio for the first time. Shaving gets a new edge with the appearance of the safety razor blade. D
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8:00 pm
Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers
"Surgical Slimmers"
In spite of the risks, people are lining up to solve their weight problems in the operating room. And if the latest device - an implantable stomach "pacer" - works out, millions more will be taking the surgical way out. D
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8:30 pm
Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers
"Cars That Think"
The fully automatic car may be down the road a ways, but cars that do your thinking for you are just around the corner - they watch out for hazards, they listen to you, they read your lips, they even know when you're distracted. D
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9:00 pm
Arts & The Mind
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10:00 pm
Nova
"Trapped In An Elevator"
More than 325 million people travel vertically by elevator daily in the United States. NOVA reveals the secret life of these machines and investigates personal stories of passengers who have been caught inside when the machinery fails. The program looks at the world's fastest elevator, maintenance in Manhattan skyscrapers, the Otis Test Tower and new computer controls.G
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11:00 pm
Inventions That Shook The World
"The 1900's"
The first decade of the1900s ushers in crucial inventions that will help shape the rest of the century. Communication gets a boost as a voice is transmitted wirelessly by Radio for the first time. Shaving gets a new edge with the appearance of the safety razor blade. D
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