Square Root Of The Universe
Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 11:40
in Physics & Chemistry
Is energy conserved? "Of course it is!" anyone with just a rudimentary knowledge of physics will answer. A more pertinent answer would be: "if you can't show me a working perpetual motion machine, shut up and stop waisting my time!" The conservation of energy is an insight that stood the test of time. It was Julius von Mayer who first worded it in it's clearest form: "Energy can be neither created nor destroyed". That was nearly 170 years ago. So why question energy conservation? read more
