# NOVA (television series) **Entity class:** Television series ## Definition *NOVA* is a science-documentary series produced by [[wiki/WGBH|WGBH]] for [[wiki/PBS|PBS]]. Its 1978 episode [[wiki/The Mind Machines|The Mind Machines]] examined [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence|artificial intelligence]] and included [[wiki/Arthur C. Clarke|Arthur C. Clarke]] discussing possible machine successors. ## Relationships - **Producer:** [[wiki/WGBH|WGBH]] is identified by PBS as the production organization for *NOVA*. - **Broadcaster:** [[wiki/PBS|PBS]] carries the series and maintains the 1978 program archive and Clarke interview clip. - **Episode:** [[wiki/The Mind Machines|The Mind Machines]] was originally broadcast March 22, 1978. - **Research context:** [[articles/Modern Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s|Modern Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s]] places the episode’s topic beside the period’s documented research. ## Sources - [PBS NOVA 1978 program archive](https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/listseason/05.html) - [PBS program contacts](https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/contact-information/pbs-program-contacts/)