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Series
NOVA
Program
The First Signs of Washoe
Episode Number
110
Producing Organization
WGBH Educational Foundation
AAPB ID
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Description
Program Description
Washoe is a chimp more like a person: she talks with her hands. NOVA visits with Washoe and her teachers -- Professor Allen Gardner and Dr. Trixie Gardner -- to learn more about this unusual animal.
Series Description
Premiered March 1974 NOVA is a general-interest documentary series that addresses a single science issue each week. Billed as "science adventures for curious grown-ups" when it first aired in March, 1974, NOVA continues to offer an informative and entertaining approach to a challenging subject. 1996 marked NOVA's 23rd season, which makes it the longest-running science program on national television. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won every major television award, most of them many times over. Series release date: 3/3/1974
Clip Description
In this clip, viewers are introduced to Washoe, a chimpanzee that communicates with sign language.
Asset type
Clip
Genres
Documentary
Topics
Science
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:00:58;13
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Credits
Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
AAPB Contributor Holdings
WGBH Educational Foundation
Identifier: cpb-aacip-1f8e1110394 (unknown)
Format: video/mp4
Generation: Proxy
Duration: 00:00:58;13
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Citations
Chicago: “NOVA; The First Signs of Washoe; 110,” American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 5, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-0fbd7a7218b.
MLA: “NOVA; The First Signs of Washoe; 110.” American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 5, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-0fbd7a7218b>.
APA: NOVA; The First Signs of Washoe; 110. Boston, MA: American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-0fbd7a7218b