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PRS Discovery and hydrogen balloon, Antarctic, 1902Photograph showing members of the National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-4 deflating an hydrogen balloon, with the Polar Research Ship Discovery in the background, Antarctic, 4th February 1902
Airliner of 1988Predicted for 1988, powered by gasoline or hydrogen, this air liner will travel in the stratosphere; its amenities include a television theatre and a cocktail lounge
Professor Myers Air Bicycle, 1891Photograph of Professor Carl Myers Air Bicycle being demonstrated at Congress Springs, Saratoga, 1891. The balloon above the rider was filled with hydrogen gas
Westminster Bridge lit by lime lightWestminster Bridge shown lit by lime light as crowds of people and horse-drawn carriages cross. Lime light was so intense it could be seen 95 miles away
Hydrogen for BalloonsHenri Giffard developed a process for the preparation of hydrogen gas for air balloons and dirigibles. His first dirigible flight took place in 1852 from Paris to Trappes
Charles Green / AeronautCHARLES GREEN English aeronaut who pioneered the use of coal gas in place of hydrogen in hot air balloons
Pictet / Gas ExperimentRaoul Pictet, Swiss physicist, conducts an experiment to liquefy and solidify hydrogen gas, and studied properties of substances at low temperatures