In 1904 author Rudyard Kipling wrote a science fiction story which featured an airship powered by this.
- Atomic Power
- Helium
- Natural Gas
- Solar Power
Atomic Power. The story titled “A Story of 2000 AD,” traces a cruise from London to Quebec by the atomic powered airship, Postal Packet 162.
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