NOVA - Season 25 Episode 20
For centuries, man has risked both life and life savings to possess the pearl's beauty. Pure and perfect, glowing and dazzling, a pearl is actually a mistake formed when an oyster reacts to an irritant lodged in its shell. Go back to the late 18th century to meet Kokichi Mikimoto, who developed a technique for culturing pearls that's still used today. Travel to a Japanese oyster hatchery to see how technology is advancing pearl cultivation. Watch divers search for the immense pearls found in the world's largest oyster, the Pinctada maxima. See a strand of South Sea perfect pearls worth $2.3 million. And discover little-known facts as authors, zoologists, scientists and pearl experts reveal the pearl's wondrous history.
First Air Date : 1974-03-03
Last Air date : 2024-10-09
Runtime : 57 minutes
Genre : Documentary
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Subtitles :
- Season 25 : Episode 11997-10-07
- Season 25 : Episode 21997-10-14
- Season 25 : Episode 31997-10-21
- Season 25 : Episode 41997-10-28
- Season 25 : Episode 51997-11-11
- Season 25 : Episode 61997-11-12
- Season 25 : Episode 71997-11-18
- Season 25 : Episode 81997-11-25
- Season 25 : Episode 91997-12-02
- Season 25 : Episode 101998-01-06
- Season 25 : Episode 111998-01-20
- Season 25 : Episode 121998-01-27
- Season 25 : Episode 131998-02-03
- Season 25 : Episode 141998-02-10
- Season 25 : Episode 151998-02-24
- Season 25 : Episode 161998-03-31
- Season 25 : Episode 171998-04-21
- Season 25 : Episode 181998-04-28
- Season 25 : Episode 191998-05-12
- Season 25 : Episode 201998-12-29
