Perpetual Motion

"Perpetual Motion" by Percy Verance is a detailed exploration of humanity's quest to create machines that never stop. The book looks at the history that documents many attempts to build devices that could run forever without needing any external energy. Referencing minds such as Henry Dircks, the author sets out to reveal the reasons behind the repeated failures. The writing gives light to early perpetual motion ideas from figures such as Wilars de Honecort and Leonardo da Vinci, and explains that such inventions could never work due to basic laws of mechanics. The author makes it clear that despite the cleverness of these designs, they are not feasible based on our understanding of physics.