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Holy High-Flying Hero! Bringing A Superhero Down To Earth, Gregory A. Dilisi Jan 2019

Holy High-Flying Hero! Bringing A Superhero Down To Earth, Gregory A. Dilisi

2019 Faculty Bibliography

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The Hindenburg Disaster: Combining Physics And History In The Laboratory, Gregory A. Dilisi May 2017

The Hindenburg Disaster: Combining Physics And History In The Laboratory, Gregory A. Dilisi

2017 Faculty Bibliography

We present the Hindenburg disaster as a case study in the flammability of fabrics. Our goal is to examine the ship’s outer covering and decide whether or not it was the fire’s initial source of fuel. To accomplish this, we piloted a basic vertical flame test with students in an introductory-level undergraduate laboratory. Our test is patterned after the protocol set forth by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) for determining the flammability of textiles. The case study provides several unique teaching opportunities