NOVA Minute: Inventing the Ascender
Engineer Nate Ball explains why a spectacular failure helped him learn how to build a life-saving device.
October 12, 20101m 57s
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Show Notes
NOVA Minutes are a regular radio features that air three times per week on 89.7 WGBH-FM in Boston. In this episode, hear mechanical engineer Nate Ball explain why a spectacular failure helped him learn how to build a life-saving device.
Produced by David Levin. Original interview by Josh Seftel and Tom Miller. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers.
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