Quote by: Hermann von Helmholtz

A raised weight can produce work, but in doing so it must necessarily sink from its height, and, when it has fallen as deep as it can fall, its gravity remains as before, but it can no longer do work.


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Author Bio


  • NameHermann von Helmholtz
  • DescriptionPhysicist and physiologist
  • BornAugust 31, 1821
  • DiedSeptember 8, 1894
  • CountryGerman Confederation; German Empire
  • ProfessionPhysicist; Ophthalmologist; Musicologist; Music Theorist
  • AwardsCopley Medal; Faraday Lectureship Prize; Order Of Merit For Arts And Science