Science Channel
| Country | United States |
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| Headquarters | Silver Spring, MD, U.S. |
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| Language(s) | English |
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| Owner | Discovery Communications, Inc. |
Science is a cable, satellite and IPTV Television Network produced by Discovery Communications. Science features programming in the fields of space, technology, prehistory and animals.
History
Launched on September 13, 1999 and originally named Discovery Science, its name changed to The Science Channel in 2002 only in United States. A complete "makeover" took place in April 2003, airing newer and more up-to-date television programming.
In December 2007, Science Channel debuted a brand new on-air look and changed its logo to an element box that is colored orange and white.
International versions of Science Channel are transmitted in South East Asia, Europe, The UK, Canada, Latin America and Australia as Discovery Science.
On June 8, 2011 it dropped "Channel" from its name and launched a new logo. [1]
Science HD
Science also has a 1080i high definition simulcast, Science HD, that launched September 1, 2007.
Programming
Science broadcasts a number of science-related television series and films originally produced by or aired on The Discovery Channel, e.g. Beyond Tomorrow, among some others. There have also been a few television programs produced for Science , such as MegaScience and What The Ancients Knew. Programs from other Discovery Networks, PBS and the BBC are either regularly or occasionally aired. Television series produced in the 1990s, e.g. Discover Magazine, and Understanding, can be viewed on weekdays. Science also broadcasts programs such as "Moments of Impact" and "An Idiot Abroad."
Series
Below is a selected list of some series that aired on Science.
Specials and miniseries
- Base Camp Moon - Returning to the moon, harvesting moon dust for oxygen/water, robotics (Robonaut), etc.
- Hawking - About the early work of British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking.
- Tank on the Moon - Concentrates on Russian attempts to launch an unmanned rover to the Moon before the successful American Apollo program.
- Prophets of Science Fiction - About the greatest sci-fi authors of all times.
- Science of Star Wars - Explains that the cutting edge technology of Star Wars might be useful and possible to invent in real life.
- Futurecar - The latest technology of today may be used to create cars and sometimes funny cars in the future.
- Perfect Disaster - Predicting violent natural disasters that could happen in the near future.
- What the Ancients Knew - Truly innovative inventions of the ancient world.
- Mars Rising - A six-part series on the possible future missions to mars.
- 2057 - Predictions on the future technology of the body, city, and the world.
- NextWorld - Predicting the future of the world, humanity, and life.
- Punkin Chunkin - A one-hour condensed version of the World Championship pumpkin chunking contest in Sussex County, Delaware. Traditionally aired on Thanksgiving.
Upcoming
- Bugging Out - Sneak Preview October 19th
Logos
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Former Discovery Science Network logo.
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Former Discovery Science logo used from September 13, 1999 to 2002.
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Former Science Channel logo used from 2002 to December 2007.
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Old logo used when the channel was known as Discovery Sci-Trek.
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Science Channel HD logo -
Main logo, used from December 2007 until June 8, 2011
The redesigned logo is similar to the Periodic Table, and the element being used is Sc (scandium) (the two letters are also considered as the initials of the network). The logo's font is similar to the one used by Popular Science magazine during the late 1970s/1980s.
Science On Demand has a play symbol (right-pointing triangle) in the upper-right corner.
The HD version of the channel has the letters HD in the lower-right corner.
See also
References
- ^ Science Channel Rebranding As Science Broadcasting & Cable April 5, 2011
- ^ Kari Byron of MythBusters Hosts Head Rush on Science Channel Beginning August 23; press.discovery.com