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The Atwood machine, or Atwood's machine, consists of two masses on either side of a pulley, with the masses connected by a strong that extends over the pulley.  Rev. George Atwood created this machine in 1784 as a laboratory experiment, and it is commonly used to teach the laws of [[physics]] to students today.  Unless the masses are identical, they experience uniform [[acceleration]].

The Atwood machine, or Atwood's machine, consists of two masses connected by a string that extends over a pulley.  Rev. George Atwood created this machine in 1784 as a laboratory experiment, and it is commonly used to teach the laws of [[physics]] to students today.  Unless the masses are identical, they experience uniform [[acceleration]], assuming a frictionless pulley.  

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