Saturday, November 16, 2019

All About Zeppelins

One of the fun things about His Dark Materials is the way Philip Pullman imagines technology in this alternate world. In this world, there are no airplanes; instead, zeppelins are the chief mode of air transportation.


Airship technology was developed in the early part of the twentieth century. However, after the Hindenburg disaster in 1937 and the dominance of airplanes in aviation, airships died out as a prominent form of transport.


However, airships are making a comeback! Airship technology has advantages in combating climate change, as airship emissions are much lower than those of commercial airplanes. An interesting article about the renewed interest in airship technology can be found here.


The history of airships is really interesting! You can find the Wikipedia article on the topic here.

Let's hope airships are a part of our future!

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