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About George Atwood
George Atwood was an English mathematician who invented the Atwood machine for illustrating the effects of Newton's laws of motion. He was also a renowned chess player whose skill for recording many games of his own and of other players, including François-André Danican Philidor, the leading master of his time, left a valuable historical record for future generations.
Everything about George Atwood →- Occupation
- mathematician, chess player, physicist, inventor
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- October 1745
- Died
- July 11, 1807