The three-decade era of airship flight ended in 32 seconds with the tragic crash of the Hindenburg on May 6, 1937, when the luxury silver airship attempted to land at Lakehurst, in New Jersey, after completing a transatlantic voyage (Elements of Chemistry). Despite numerous first-hand accounts from crew, passengers and spectators of the events surrounding the airship disaster, the definitive cause of the Hindenburg's demise has been hotly debated ever since. Although there are several reasonable theories to explain the explosion, there is no agreement among experts. Some believe the airship was sabotaged as a statement against Hitler and the Nazis. Some believe that a mechanical failure resulting in a gas leak caused the airship to crash. Because the Hindenburg was filled with over seven million cubic feet (Tanaka i) of highly combustible hydrogen gas rather than helium, many causes of the fire are plausible. However, in agreement with eminent engineers and scientists, it seems reasonable to state that the cause of the Hindenburg fire was probably due to an electrostatic event. ...