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The Hindenburg disaster offers clues to recognizing risky inventions
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DOWNED SHIP The Hindenburg caught fire just before landing on a New Jersey airfield, killing 36 people. Science writer Ed Regis explores some of the lessons from the terrible — but preventable — disaster.
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