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'''''Newton's Apple''''' is an American [[education]]al [[television program]] produced and developed by [[Twin Cities PBS|KTCA]] of [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]], and distributed to [[PBS]] stations in the [[United States]] that ran from October 15, 1983, to January 3, 1998, with reruns continuing until October 31, 1999.<ref name= "fun">{{cite news |last=Unger |first=Arthur |url= https://www.csmonitor.com/1983/1013/101306.html |title=Science program 'Newton's Apple' is fun, informative |work=[[The Christian Science Monitor]] |date=October 13, 1983 |access-date=July 20, 2018}}</ref> to January 3, 1998, with reruns continuing until October 31, 1999. The show's title is based on the legend of [[Isaac Newton]] sitting under a [[Isaac Newton's apple tree|tree]] and an apple falling near him{{em dash}}more popularly, on his head{{em dash}}prompting him to ponder what makes things fall, leading to the development of his theory of [[gravitation]] (an event often loosely described as him "discovering" gravity). The show was produced by [[Twin Cities PBS|Twin Cities Public Television]] (TPT).<ref name= "scigirls">{{cite news |last=Zahed |first=Ramin |url= http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/pbs-scigirls-announces-multi-platform-plans/ |title=PBS 'SciGirls' Announces Multi-platform Plans |work=[[Animation Magazine]] |date=August 27, 2012 |access-date=July 20, 2018}}</ref> For most of the run, the show's theme song was ''Ruckzuck'' by [[Kraftwerk]], later remixed by Absolute Music. Earlier and later episodes of the show featured an original song.
 
[[Ira Flatow]] was the show's first host during the first five seasons and in the 6th season, he was replaced by David Heil, then assistant director of the [[Oregon Museum of Science and Industry]] (OMSI).<ref name= "science">{{cite news |last=Heffley |first=Lynne |url= http://articles.latimes.com/1990-01-06/entertainment/ca-587_1_science-education |title='Newton's Apple': Science That Hits You in the Head |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 6, 1990 |access-date=July 20, 2018}}</ref> In the 4th season, Peggy Knapp joined the show as a field reporter and later became the co-host in the 13th season.<ref name= "project">{{cite news |last=Mendoza |first=N. F. |url= http://articles.latimes.com/1992-10-25/news/tv-1206_1_science-show |title=PBS' Science Project : 'Newton's Apple' begins its 10th year of making learning also interesting |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 25, 1992 |access-date=July 20, 2018}}</ref> The last three seasons were hosted by the team of Peggy Knapp, [[Dave Huddleston]], Brian Hackney, David Heil and [[SuChin Pak]]. In the 14th season, Peggy Knapp was replaced by actress and voiceover artist Eileen Galindo. An occasional short feature called "Science of the Rich and Famous" featured celebrities explaining a scientific principle or natural or physical phenomenon; for example, rock star [[Ted Nugent]] explained guitar feedback, Olympic gold medalist skater [[Scott Hamilton (figure skater)|Scott Hamilton]] demonstrated angular momentum in the context of a skater's spin, [[Monty Hall]] explained principles of [[probability]], and [[Betty White]] showed how cats purr.
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