The Hydrogen Man

The Hydrogen Man

His fuel of the future can be drawn from your faucet By Kenneth Jon Rose January 1982 In Missouri there’s a man who likes to drink his car’s engine exhaust in front of company. He sips slowly, relishing its flavor as if he were sampling fine wine. Then he...
1982 – The Hydrogen Man

1982 – The Hydrogen Man

“Omni” dubbed Billings “The Hydrogen Man” “Meanwhile, the news has got around that what Billings does, works.” Omni Magazine January 1982 “Entrepreneur” named Billings “Young Millionaire of the Month”...
1981 – Next: 100 Powerful People

1981 – Next: 100 Powerful People

NEXT Magazine included Roger Billings in its “One Hundred Most Powerful People for the Eighties”, citing his pioneering work in hydrogen energy: “Wherein NEXT editors, in their wisdom, having by virtue of assiduous research discovered fivescore Americans who have the...
1980 – Ten Outstanding Young Men

1980 – Ten Outstanding Young Men

The “Ten Outstanding Young Men” award is bestowed annually by the U.S. Jaycees upon “a group of leaders for their vigor and enterprise in attacking societal problems — and offering solutions.” Roger Billings, one of the Ten for 1980, was...
NEXT Magazine

NEXT Magazine

The 100 Most Powerful People for the 80’s With the exceptions of Ted Turner and a few politicians, nobody who has power or is seeking it wants to say so. It’s unseemly. When people learned that NEXT was planning to cite them for their likely roles in...