The quantity of force which can be brought into action in the whole of Nature is unchangeable, and can neither be increased nor diminished." - Meaning and context.">
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Summarizing the Law of Conservation of Force, in "On the Conservation of Force" (1862), p. 280
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The quantity of force which can be brought into action in the whole of Nature is unchangeable, and can neither be increased nor diminished.

— Hermann von Helmholtz

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Hermann von Helmholtz

About Hermann von Helmholtz

Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz (31 August 1821 – 8 September 1894) was a German physician and physicist who made significant contributions to several widely varied areas of modern science.