Orffyreus Wheel

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:machinery
gptkbp:academic_programs gptkb:complex
wheel and axle
gptkbp:claimed_efficiency 100% or more
gptkbp:claimed_principle gravity-driven motion
gptkbp:criticism scientific skepticism
gptkbp:cultural_impact in popular culture
gptkbp:cultural_references in art and literature
gptkbp:design wheel-based
gptkbp:exhibition_year 1712
gptkbp:exhibitions historical exhibitions
gptkbp:famous_demonstration_location gptkb:Dresden
gptkbp:famous_for claimed perpetual motion
gptkbp:famous_quote " I have made a machine that works"
gptkbp:historical_context Age of Enlightenment
gptkbp:historical_documentation Bessler's writings
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Johann_Bessler
gptkbp:historical_significance controversial invention
pioneering concept
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Orffyreus Wheel
gptkbp:influence gptkb:scientific_community
gptkbp:influenced future inventions
gptkbp:influenced_artists yes
gptkbp:innovation yes
gptkbp:inspired later inventors
gptkbp:invention gptkb:Johann_Bessler
gptkb:18th_century
1712
no
overbalanced wheel
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of yes
gptkbp:is_debated_in yes
gptkbp:is_explored_in mechanics
gptkbp:legacy myth of perpetual motion
gptkbp:location_of_invention gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:mechanical_challenge perpetual motion challenge
gptkbp:mechanical_engineering early example
gptkbp:mechanical_failure none reported
gptkbp:mechanical_properties rotational dynamics
gptkbp:mechanics self-sustaining motion
unexplained motion
gptkbp:mechanism_of_action gravity
gptkbp:related_concept energy conservation
Newtonian physics
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Bessler's_wheel
gptkbp:research yes
perpetual motion
gptkbp:scientific_relevance historical curiosity
gptkbp:success_rate disputed
gptkbp:theory unconventional physics
gptkbp:type gptkb:medical_devices
gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of gptkb:Leipzig
self-rotation