Legacy of John K. Hanson | Hydrogen Powered Motorhome

March 13, 2024 • EPISODE 213

Have you heard of John K. Hanson? Discover how he and Roger Billings developed the first hydrogen-powered motorhome and hear the inspiring story of how he kept his company afloat and continued selling motorhomes during the 1973 Oil Embargo Crisis.

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Dr. Roger Billings is a visionary innovator whose work has touched the lives of millions of students and transformed the landscape of education. Widely known as “DrB” to the countless kids who benefit from his groundbreaking Acellus learning system, Dr. Billings has dedicated his life to advancing education through technology. As part of DrB’s lifelong commitment to supporting education, Science LIVE was launched as a way to “give back” by mentoring students in conjunction with the Roger Billings Scholarship Program.

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Jada R. S. Pace-Kitchen on January 18, 2025 at 1:49 am

This was a really amazing story.
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Nylah McMillan on January 13, 2025 at 9:31 pm

I really liked Dr. Johns story and the robot videos he shared. One of my mom’s friends is a tech guy and he likes making robots.
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Jada Moore on January 13, 2025 at 1:25 pm

Thank you for sharing this amazing story.
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Bethany Jackson on January 9, 2025 at 6:47 pm

I think its so cool how humans can have suck a diverse mindset to come up with unique ideas such as your hydrogen powered motorhome
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Jean A. on November 9, 2024 at 4:46 pm

I own a couple of robots that me and a friend built. I did the building while she did the programing. One of our greatest ideas was to build the great Disney animated classic Wall-E, and it work!!!! Now we have our own stylish garbage compactor!!👍🏾👍🏾
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Ava Cleveland on November 6, 2024 at 9:03 pm

I Love robots They are so Amazing I Love This Dr billings
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Ava Cleveland on October 25, 2024 at 7:48 pm

Wow that’s so awesome and amazing how does it work but it looks so cool i Love This Dr billings
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Max McCall on October 23, 2024 at 2:04 pm

How can a robot estimate human interaction interest?
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Luis Daniel Prendiz on October 17, 2024 at 4:08 pm

I think this is my favorite episode in science live! It’s funny, you learn a lot, and you just have fun. I didn’t like science before at all! Now I like science, so thank you for making science fun to learn!
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Elexi Harris on October 6, 2024 at 7:35 pm

I know that there are salad forks and normal forks, but why would you need a third fork?
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