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Perpetual Motion: The History of an Obsession (edition 1980)

by Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume

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The deceptively simple task of making a mechanism which would turn forever has fascinated many famous men and physicists throughout the centuries. In fact, the basic tenets of engineering grew from the failures of these perpetual motion machine designers. This work offers an illustrated overview of perpetual motion machines and their inventors.… (more)
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Title:Perpetual Motion: The History of an Obsession
Authors:Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume
Info:St Martins Pr (1980), Paperback, 235 pages
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The deceptively simple task of making a mechanism which would turn forever has fascinated many famous men and physicists throughout the centuries. In fact, the basic tenets of engineering grew from the failures of these perpetual motion machine designers. This work offers an illustrated overview of perpetual motion machines and their inventors.

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