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Hydrogen gas caused the Hindenburg disaster in 1937.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that hydrogen gas caused the Hindenburg disaster in 1937?

Unclear. Several reference and news items state the Hindenburg was filled with hydrogen and that hydrogen ignited and burned, and one 1937 report relays Eckener's belief that leaking hydrogen ignited by static electricity caused the disaster. None of the placed items settles that hydrogen gas was the definitive cause, and one textbook says the actual cause will never be known.

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Evidence for · 9
Hindenburg disaster - Wikipedia
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Hindenburg disaster - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg_disaster

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Hydrogen
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Hydrogen. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen

Hindenburg Disaster
2015
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Hindenburg Disaster. (2015). ebookcentral.proquest.com. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=5083984

El desastre de Hindenburg (The Hindenburg Disaster)
2015
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El desastre de Hindenburg (The Hindenburg Disaster). (2015). ebookcentral.proquest.com. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=5083983

The "Hindenburg" Disaster: Combining Physics and History in the Laboratory
2017
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A., D. G. (2017). The "Hindenburg" Disaster: Combining Physics and History in the Laboratory. eric.ed.gov. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4981031

HINDENBURG CRASH (Evening Post, 24 May 1937)
1937
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HINDENBURG CRASH (Evening Post, 24 May 1937). (1937). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19370524.2.70

THE HINDENBURG CRASH (Evening Post, 22 July 1937)
1937
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THE HINDENBURG CRASH (Evening Post, 22 July 1937). (1937). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19370722.2.158

Biology, the Science of Life
1986
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Wallace, R. A., King, J. L., & Sanders, G. P. (1986). Biology, the Science of Life. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=llohAAAAMAAJ&dq=Hydrogen+gas+caused+the+Hindenburg+disaster+in+1937.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

Engineering safety in hydrogen-energy applications
2015
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Engineering safety in hydrogen-energy applications. (2015). ineris.hal.science. https://ineris.hal.science/ineris-01855181v1

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