In a series that began on 31May2026 as MY LIFE:  Part 1 , I've been serializing my life from youth to retirement.  MY LIFE: Part 3i--Incredible Journeys during Reti... MY LIFE: Part 3h--Incredible Journeys during Reti... MY LIFE: PART 3g Pearl's Ashes--Machu Picchu MY LIFE: PART 3G Pearl's Ashes--Mount Kilimanjaro MY LIFE: PART 3G Pearl's Ashes--The Taj Mahal MY LIFE: Part 3F: Gratitude....Not Grief MY LIFE: Part 3e Pearl's Ashes MY LIFE: Part 3d MY LIFE: Part 3c MY LIFE: Part 3b MY LIFE: Part 3a MY LIFE: 2b MY LIFE: Part 2a MY LIFE: Part 1b MY LIFE: Part 1 Fifteen episodes later, I was into some of those incredible journeys I had in my retirement.  These will continue for a few more chapters, but today, I will crystalize the essence of my life into a few highlights.  So I titled it Part Alpha. On 30September2026, my post was titled:    MAGIC CAN HAPPEN IF YOU TRY This article focused on a magical period from high school into Stanford.  So if you want ...

I regularly review the state of the Hydrogen Society.  Today, I will focus on the history. I've long been intrigued by hydrogen. 70-75% of the mass in the Universe is hydrogen. 90% of atoms are hydrogen. When combusted in air, the result is water. Isotopes tritium and deuterium are the keys to fusion. Why is hydrogen so abundant? The Big Bang produced mostly hydrogen and helium. Colorless and odorless. Hydrogen's simplicity makes it the primary fuel for the formation of stars. Hydrogen consists of one proton and one electron, making it the lightest and simplest atom. Makes up 63% of all atoms in the human body. Hydrogen's story. In 1526, Paraclesus first observed hydrogen gas. Theodore de Mayerne found the gas combustible in 1650. In 1671, Robert Boyle first artificially produced hydrogen. Henry Cavendish in 1766 formally identified it as a distinct element. Antoine Lavoisier coined the name hydrogen from the Greek words hydro (water) and genes (creator). In 1783, Jacques C...