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The Atwood Machine
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Description: The Atwood machine (or Atwood's machine) was invented in 1784 by Rev. George Atwood as a laboratory experiment to verify the mechanical laws of uniformly accelerated motion. Atwood's machine is a common classroom demonstration used to illustrate principles of physics, specifically mechanics.
Source: The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia (New York: The Century Co., 1889) 5:3560
Keywords: Atwood, machine, Atwood's, 1784, Reverend George Atwood, science, ecperiment, mechanical laws of uniformly accelerated motion
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