George Atwood

George Atwood was an English mathematician who invented the Atwood machine for illustrating the effects of Newton's laws of motion.

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Who was born first?

• George Atwood and Alessandro Volta were born the same year
• George Atwood was born 1 year before Jacques Charles
• George Atwood was born 2 years before Abraham-Louis Breguet
• George Atwood was born 2 years after Edmund Cartwright
• George Atwood was born 2 years after John Fitch

Timeline

1. Edmund CartwrightApril 24, 1743 – October 30, 1823
2. John FitchJanuary 21, 1743 – July 2, 1798
3. Alessandro VoltaFebruary 18, 1745 – March 5, 1827
4. George Atwood (this page)October 1745 – July 11, 1807
5. Jacques CharlesNovember 12, 1746 – April 7, 1823
6. Abraham-Louis BreguetJanuary 10, 1747 – September 17, 1823

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