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Articles published in Scientific American

See also Books on perpetual motion on next page

  • Scientific American, ‘A New Patent Office Ruling on Perpetual Motion Machine’, Vol. 105, 16 December 1911, page 561

 

  • ‘A Perpetual Motion Machine Problem,’ (R.P. Horton’s submission), Vol. 103, 17 September 1910, page 214

 

  • ‘Inventors of Perpetual Motion Machines’, Vol. 64, 23 Jan 1891, page 238

 

  • ‘Is  Perpetual Motion Possible?’, Vol. 67,30 July 1892, page 64

 

  • ‘Medieval Machinery - How the Germans of the 17th Century Tried to Solve and Age Old Problem’, Vol. 115, 15 July 19 16, page 64

 

  • ‘Perpetual Motion - Some Examples of Misguided Ingenuity’, Vol. 105, 18 November 1911, Page 452,

 

  • ‘Perpetual Motion Again’ ( G.W.Francis submission, Vol. 77, 30 November, 1897, page 311

 

  • ‘Solutions of Mr. McNeill’s Perpetual Motion Problem’, Vol. 103, 24 December 1910, page 503

 

  • ‘Something for Nothing’ (Garabed), Vol. 119,13 July 1918, page 26

 

  • ‘The Perpetual Motion Problem’ ( solutions to Horton), Vol. 103, 1 October 1910, page 255, and 8 October, 1910, page 275.

 

  • ‘The Problem in Perpetual Motion’ ( Dennis McNeill) ,26 November , 1910, page. 420.

 

  • ‘Typical Perpetual Motion Fraud’. (J.M. Aldrich  machine), Vol. 81, 1 July 1899, pp. 1 and 9 .

 

  • Scientific American supplement, ‘A New Radium  Perpetual Motion Machine’, number 1866 physics, Vol. 72, 7 Octomber,1911, page 239

 

  • Benham, Charles E,  ‘A Perpetual Clock - the Ingenuity of James Cox’, scientific American supplement, New York, number 1751, Vol. 68, 2 October 1909

 

  • ‘Perpetual Motion - the One  Phenomena which is Universal and Constant’, Scientific American supplement, New York, number 2121,Vol. 82, 26 August 1916, pp. 130-2

 

  • Angrist, Stanley W.,  ‘Perpetual Motion machines’,  Scientific American, New York, Vol. 218, January 1968, pp. 114-22.

Articles from other Journals

 

  • Heyl, Dr. Paul R., ‘Perpetual Motion in the 20th Century’, Scientific Monthly, Vol. 22,  February 1926, pp.143-5

 

  • Hicks Clifford B., ‘Why They Wont work?’, American Heritage, Vol.22, April 1961, page 78

 

 

  • Miller, William Marion,  ‘Attempts to Harness Perpetual Motion in Ohio in 19th Century’, Isis, Vol. 37,pt .1-2, 1947

 

  • Morris, Wilson C., ‘Negation of Perpetual Motion in an Elementary physics’,       School ,Science and Mathematics, Vol. 13, June 1913, page 469-479

 

  • Morton, Henry B., ‘Engineering  Fallacies’ , Cassiers Magazine, Vol. 7 January 1895,pp  200 -10.

 

  • Bessler wheel - Apologische Poesie und Poetische Apologie von seinem Mobile Per Se und Perpetuum Mobile by Orffyreus (or Johann Ernst Elias Bessler) (1716/1717) Germany.

 

  • Bessler’s Wonderful Wheel (Article, 1956) by Frank Edwards.

 

  • “Perpetual Motion: An Ancient Mystery Solved? Comments" by Eugene Mallove, IE, Vol. 4, Issue 21, Aug-September 1998, p. 53.

 

  • “The Legendary Wheel of Orffyreus A Review of Perpetual Motion" by Mike Carrell, IE, Vol. 4, Issue 21, Aug-September 1998, pp. 53-55.

 

  • “Comments on Perpetual Motion" by Thomas Phipps, Jr., IE, Vol. 4, Issue 21, Aug-September 1998, p. 55.

 

  • “Interview with John Collins, Author of Perpetual Motion - An Ancient Mystery Solved?" by Susan Seddon, IE, Vol. 4, Issue 21, Aug-September 1998, pp. 55-56.

 

  • “Bessler’s Wheel - An Explanation?" by Steve O’Donnell, IE, Vol. 4, Issue 21, Aug-September 1998, pp. 57, 69.Response by John Collins to IE #21 Reviews of his book

 

  • Perpetual Motion: An Ancient Mystery Solved? Comments” by John Collins IE Vol. 4, Issue 23, January/February 1999, p.61-62, 68.

 

  • Some Thoughts on a Simple Explanation of Bessler’s Wheel: Bessler’s Wheel Uncovered with an Interpretation of Bessler’s Little Book- A Delayed Gift to the World.”Alden E.Park, http://www1.iwvisp.com/LA4Park/

 

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