perpetual motion

  • The Impossible History Of  Perpetual Motion

    The Impossible History Of Perpetual Motion

    On November 12, 1717, clockmaker and mechanic Johann Bessler placed a strange-looking 4m wheel into a room. With a tender push, he started the contraption rotating, then confidently turned and strolled outside. Guards promptly secured and locked the door behind him. Nobody would be allowed to enter the room for two weeks, lest the machine…