| Description |
x, 289 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-281) and index. |
| Contents |
Why hydrogen? Buckminster Fuller, Sheikh Yamani, and Bill Clinton -- Hydrogen's discovery : phlogiston and inflammable air -- A history of hydrogen energy : the Reverend Cecil, Jules Verne, and the redoubtable Mr. Erren -- Producing hydrogen from water, natural gas, and green plants -- Primary energy : using solar and other power to make hydrogen -- Hydrogen for cars and buses : steaming tailpipes -- Fuel cells : Mr. Grove's lovely technology -- Hydrogen in aerospace : clean contrails and the Orient Express -- Hydrogen as utility gas : the invisible flame -- Non-energy uses of hydrogen : metallic Hb2s, biodegradable plastics, and Hp2s tofu -- Safety : the Hindenburg syndrome ; or, "Don't paint your dirigible with rocket fuel" -- The next 100 years. |
| Subject |
Hydrogen as fuel.
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Renewable energy sources.
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| ISBN |
0262082950 (hc. : alk. paper) |
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