Perpetual Motion Machine

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf concept
gptkbp:category physics
thermodynamics
gptkbp:debunkedBy gptkb:learned_society
gptkbp:describedBy a hypothetical machine that can work indefinitely without an energy source
gptkbp:hasType gptkb:perpetual_motion_of_the_first_kind
gptkb:perpetual_motion_of_the_second_kind
perpetual motion of the third kind
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Perpetual Motion Machine
gptkbp:impossibleAccordingTo current physical laws
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:science_fiction
popular culture
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Bessler_wheel
gptkb:Bhāskara's_wheel
gptkb:Orffyreus_wheel
gptkb:drinking_bird
capillary bowl
magnet motor
overbalanced wheel
gptkbp:pursuedBy inventors throughout history
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:organization
energy conservation
gptkbp:subjectOf scientific skepticism
patent applications
historical hoaxes
gptkbp:symbolizes impossible invention
futile pursuit
gptkbp:violatedBy gptkb:second_law_of_thermodynamics
gptkb:first_law_of_thermodynamics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lampshades_on_Fire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7