Quote by: George Gabriel Stokes

But we have reason to think that the annihilation of work is no less a physical impossibility than its creation, that is, than perpetual motion.


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  • NameGeorge Gabriel Stokes
  • DescriptionBritish mathematician and physicist
  • AliasesGeorge Gabriel Stokes; George Stokes
  • BornAugust 13, 1819
  • DiedFebruary 1, 1903
  • CountryIreland; United Kingdom
  • ProfessionMathematician; Physicist; Politician
  • AwardsFellow Of The Royal Society; Copley Medal; Order Of Merit For Arts And Science