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Tomorrow's energy : hydrogen, fuel cells, and the prospects for a cleaner planet / Peter Hoffmann.

by Hoffmann, Peter, 1935-

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Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2001.

Hydrogen as fuel.

0262082950 (hc. : alk. paper) :

026258221X (pbk.) :

x, 289 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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.

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