by Admin | Jan 1, 1973 | Milestones
As a new college graduate, Roger had the rare opportunity to be mentored by one of America’s great inventors / industrialists – Bill Lear. In an informal, at-your-elbow setting, Billings gained invaluable insight and experience in taking products from...
by Admin | May 18, 1972 | Hydrogen Energy
The BYU Harold B. Lee Library Digital Collections features a May 18, 1972 photograph of Roger Billings and his team working on a hydrogen car. The library provides a high resolution zooming capability to get an up close look at this moment. See the full size image of...
by Admin | Jan 1, 1972 | Hydrogen Energy, Milestones
This Volkswagen, converted to hydrogen by a Brigham Young University team headed by Roger Billings, won first place for emissions in the “Urban Vehicle Design Competition” at the General Motors Proving Grounds in Ann Arbor, MI. The Contest marked a...
by Admin | Jan 1, 1965 | Hydrogen Energy, Milestones
The conversion of this Model A Ford to run on hydrogen – Roger Billings’ high school science fair project – was a pivotal event to finally launch the sustained interest in and development of hydrogen for private automotive use. Although the Model A was a successful...