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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. | 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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Revision as of 16:16, April 8, 2017
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.