Quadibloc:
it would seem as though one could make tiny electrical power generators that
broadcast power by radio that used a self-winding watch mechanism... to
convert
heat directly into useful work, in violation of the laws of thermodynamics.

That wouldn't be converting heat into useful work, it would be the
conversion of kinetic energy into radio waves. As for heat-to-useful
work, the steam engine and the internal combustion engine do a
reasonable job of that. And none of it violates the principles of
thermodynamics.

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