Nova Hunting the Elements (Season 39, Episode 8)
TV-G
TV Episode | 114 min | Documentary

Nova

Hunting the Elements (Season 39, Episode 8)

TV-G

TV Episode | 114 min | Documentary

Where do nature's building blocks, called the elements, come from? They're the hidden ingredients of everything in our world, from the carbon in our bodies to the metals in our smartphones. Watch as David Pogue unlocks their secrets.

Director

Chris Schmidt

Writer

Chris Schmidt (written by)

Producers

Daniel McCabe | Lisa Mirowitz | Chris Schmidt

Composers

Andreas Bjørck | Sheldon Mirowitz | Stephen O'Reilly

Cinematographers

Gary Henoch | Jason Longo

Editors

Steve Audette | Daniel McCabe

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 4, 2012

Release date

2012 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 22 wins & 63 nominations

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28 cast members

Name	Known for
David Pogue Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979)
Mike Lassiter Self - Refinery Supervisor, Barrick Gold Corporation Self - Refinery Supervisor, Barrick Gold Corporation See fewer	Nova (1974)
Lawrence L. Jones Self - The Ames Laboratory Self - The Ames Laboratory See fewer	Nova (1974)
Lindsay Baker Self - Gatorade Sports Science Institute Self - Gatorade Sports Science Institute See fewer	Nova (1974)
Theo Gray Self - Chemist and Author Self - Chemist and Author See fewer	How the Earth Was Made (2009)
Harriet Hunnable Self - Managing Director, CME Group Self - Managing Director, CME Group See fewer	Nova (1974)
John Taule Self - Miner, Barrick Gold Corporation Self - Miner, Barrick Gold Corporation See fewer	Nova (1974)
Gayle Fitzwater Self - Laboratory Supervisor, Barrick Gold Corporation Self - Laboratory Supervisor, Barrick Gold Corporation See fewer	Nova (1974)
Ed Moses Self - Director, National Ignition Facility Self - Director, National Ignition Facility See fewer	The Characters (2016)
Anthony Grisanti Self - Commodities Trader Self - Commodities Trader See fewer	Nova (1974)
Ralph Jung Self - Bell Maker, The Verdin Company Self - Bell Maker, The Verdin Company See fewer	Nova (1974)
Igor Dmitriev Self - Director, Mendeleev Museum Self - Director, Mendeleev Museum See fewer	Nova (1974)
David Muller Self - Cornell University Self - Cornell University See fewer	Nova (1974)
Tim Collister Self - Ordnance Technician Self - Ordnance Technician See fewer	Nova (1974)
Christa Hockensmith Self - Senior Research Chemist Self - Senior Research Chemist See fewer	Nova (1974)
Christine Thomas Self - Brandeis University Self - Brandeis University See fewer	Nova (1974)
Scott Gadeken Self - Head, Physical Conditioning, IMG Self - Head, Physical Conditioning, IMG See fewer	Nova (1974)
David Ward Self - Microbial Biologist Self - Microbial Biologist See fewer	Nova (1974)
Peter Bocko Self - Chief Technology Officer, Corning Inc. Self - Chief Technology Officer, Corning Inc. See fewer	Nova (1974)
John Burba Self - Chief Technology Officer, Molycorp Inc. Self - Chief Technology Officer, Molycorp Inc. See fewer	Nova (1974)
Paul Canfield Self - Physicist, The Ames Laboratory Self - Physicist, The Ames Laboratory See fewer	Nova (1974)
Patrick Rice Self - Marine Biologist Self - Marine Biologist See fewer	Nova (1974)
Scott Stine Self - Paleoclimatologist Self - Paleoclimatologist See fewer	Nova (1974)
Tom Brown Self - Research Physicist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Self - Research Physicist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory See fewer	Nova (1974)
Matthew Dennis Self - Nuclear Engineer, American Nuclear Society Trinity Section Self - Nuclear Engineer, American Nuclear Society Trinity Section See fewer	Nova (1974)
Jim Walther Self - Director, National Museum of Nuclear Science & History Self - Director, National Museum of Nuclear Science & History See fewer	Nova (1974)
Will Le Bow Translator (voice) Translator (voice) See fewer	Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995)
Ken Moody Self - Chemist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Self - Chemist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory See fewer	Nova (1974)

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