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Hi Chris,
As with most things, it's primarily Hitler's fault. The zeppelin had ceased to be an effective attack unit and the aluminum and such was better used in the war effort when Hitler invaded Poland. Hydrogen, ultimately, had little to do with it; the Hindenburg didn't really destroy the zeppelin industry. People still wanted to fly zeppelins. Hell, most people survived the Hindenburg disaster, and of the people who died, most of those deaths were by falling, not by fire.
And yes, the next generation of airships will surely be made of some sort of carbon composite. There's a good discussion in the comments thread of this post.
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