The Beginning of Hydrogen
October 16, 2024 • EPISODE 235
Have you ever heard of Gold Hydrogen? Find out more on Science LIVE! This week, we dive into the story of how Roger Billings developed the world’s first hydrogen car and explore the potential of natural hydrogen deposits that could play a key role in shaping the future of energy on our planet.

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Gold hydrogen creates oil, thats why there are so many, well back then.
How many different sources of hydrogen are there?
“Why didn’t you quit?” Somebody asked. Roger Billings then said, “I wasn’t that smart. I was like a caveman screaming, “HYDROGEN, HYDROGEN!” He’s got passion and soul. We should be proud of Dr. RB for not giving up and even insisting that hydrogen works, still works, well done.
That’s awesome
hydrogen is so amazing and useful in this world!
Nice job yet again I enjoy watching these
This was an awesome episode.
I love R.51!!! He is so funny. I also agree that we should make a movie about Dr. Billings and the first hydrogen car.
that was cool
Hydrogen fuel has a high energy density, ignoring the weight of the storage tank. It’s better than gas and much better than batteries. Creating the hydrogen gas is akin to inefficiently charging high capacity batteries.
This is the most interesting Science Live episode I’ve seen yet! Hydrogen is extraordinary! I can’t believe there are so many different sources of it, and that we’ve been living on top of gold hydrogen that has been regenerating right below our feet.
Dr. Billings truly broke barriers in the science world. The story about the origin of his hydrogen engine made me believe that I can break barriers too. Sometimes what we think is impossible is really just undiscovered.
Watching again from AZ
I LOVE learning about hydrogen
It is all about the H over here.
In the beginning, there was…
using Hydrogen in cars is something I would never have thought of! Truly genius indeed.
the hydrogen car is so cool!
this was great
I love hydrogen can’t wait to see what happens next
I love hydrogen! It’s so fun and so useful!
When did the idea that a hydrogen car could be made come to you? When did you realize that your dream was becoming a reality?
Hydrogen is so interesting and it can be used for so many things
how about hydrogen 3 in space and Antarctica?!? more power and is less harmful.
i like that there was a video game for a educational math learning.
How cool
I love the math drills. Such a great idea!
Impressive that Mr. Billings was only a kid when he started his hydrogen car inventions
pretty cool
this video was so awesome!!
I wish I had a hydrogen car!
the club is cool.
I live in Vermont.
Wow, really cool.
Who invented solar panels?
And, how much hydrogen is in the earth?
These videos are all great and everyone makes them so much fun to watch. I really enjoyed seeing how the bus worked and look forward to seeing the advancements we make with hydrogen vehicles.
That was a great story.
How does the hydrogen not blow up like what happened to the blimp?
Good , really this subject of hydrogène is very interesting
I loved this episode of science live.
this is cool.
Watching from Texas.
Hydrogen is an amazing element and with the amount of it in the universe, we should use it as much as possible!
I liked when they talked about the wheat and how some people are allergic to wheat so they produced something that gluten free people could eat too.
HYDROGEN is Much more My TIPE hydrogen is very cool stuff when you mix hydrogen peroxide with bleach it starts to bubble
I am just astonished 🙀
I wonder where the advanced ideas of hydrogen will take us. Will there be new discovered sorces of energy in the future?
this was a very interactive learning video with lots of information
It’s so cool learning new things from the science love crew!
I never knew hydrogen had been along for so long?
i never knew this was how hydrogen began its really cool to see this stuff
Could hydrogen completely replace gasoline in the future, and how reliable would it be?
A hydrogen car would be so cool to own
This live was so funny I enjoyed it!
It is so impressive that Dr. Roger Billings made the first hydrogen-fueled car as a high school senior. I hope I can achieve something significant when i’m in high school, too.
what a good show i love it
such an awesome episode!
Are hydrogen cars going to make it out into society? When they do are they going to be cost friendly?
such an interesting topic!
so good
interesting! I love these videos
Wow, this is really cool!
I love hydrogen cars!
Awesome
I always love watching these science lives, they always spark an interest on what more I could learn.
I like how Tobias was encouraging about not quitting when someone tells you that something can’t be done.
How long did it take to fix the backfires?
How long did it take to make the hydrogen house?
It would be fun to drive a hydrogen car
It would be cool to drive a hydrogen car just to see what it was like
one day I wish to own a hydrogen car
Hydrogen cars are amazing and I one day hope to own one!
Hydrogen cars could be clean energy.
Hydrogen cars are so cool
If the entire world started using hydrogen, will there be less air pollution on earth?
Great episode!
If I had a Hydrogen car and a Hydrogen house I wonder what it will be like?
I never knew that people tried to making Hydrogen out of metals and magnets.
I can’t wait to use Hydrogen in the future, very interesting video.
Wow… Very interesting topic!
It’s cool to see how hydrogen is part of what makes cars work.
That was really neat to learn about.
Sorry I missed this one but I will catch up.
I found this really interesting and I think this is really helpful!
this was a really cool episode
I am so excited to see how hydrogen can help us improve things in the future. Also, finding out the hydrogen car happened is pretty awesome.
I hope one day I can have a hydrogen vehicle.
cool live!
Nice live!!
The ventioneers club is cool. I love science projects.
I can’t believe Mr. Billings was working on this car as a kid.
always so intresting how this can help us in the future
The correlation between gluten and wheat was very fascinating.
This was an interesting video!
Hydrogen can really help us!
Wow this was a really interesting episode!!
There is hydrogen gold, and Acellus gold. There’s no doubt, its on purpose.
Hydrogen can really help us in the future!!
That’s Right Varvara And an abbreviation for Voltage Current and Resistance is VCR
Hydrogen is amazing!!
can you do a airplane with hydrogen?
I also would love a Hydrogen car!!
Wow! I have been trying to learn how to store Hydrogen for a Fighter Jet!! This was really interesting and very helpful!!
💕 loved this
Hydrogen Gocart!
Hydrogen can realyy help us in the future!!
Its so awesome how you show hydrogen in such a fun and cool way, very a interesting episode.
What makes hydrogen a promising but challenging element in the quest for clean energy?
I love 😍 talking about Hydrogen! I really want a hydrogen house 🏡!
I would love to have the hydrogen car! Sounds amazing
It’s was good I learned about hydrogen and how they can us in cars
Love the hydrogen car
this was amazing
Very helpful indeed!
R-51 R-51 R-51 is so funny I love hydrogen
funny
what made them think that hydrogen can run a car and what was his ideas on it
It will be interesting to see how hydrogen can help us in the future!
The hydrogen car is so cool!
Mr. Roger what made you keep trying even though the professor said you couldn’t do it?
It’s WOW that our Founder and the person who started our Tuition program created the world’s first hydrogen car.
How long did it take to make the house?
Amazing how R-51 invented a car.
Dr. wow made me laugh so hard 😂😂. Awesome science facts I love watching them! Keep up the good work!
I Like science it’s so fun science LIVE is so much fun the episode last week was amazing
So cool 🤣
Acellus Gold and Hydrogen Gold! I thought that was a interesting thought. Acellus Gold……..
I am so thrilled with the hydrogen car! I seriously want to have one of these cars!
This was an awesome episode!