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George Atwood

1745 - 1807

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George Atwood (c. October 1745 – 11 July 1807) 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. Atwood was born in Westminster, with the date remaining unknown, but presumed to have been shortly before his baptism on 15 October 1745. He attended Westminster School, and in 1765, was admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Atwood is the 281st most popular mathematician (down from 279th in 2019), the 1,339th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,347th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular British Mathematician.

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Among mathematicians, George Atwood ranks 281 out of 1,004. Before him are Robert Recorde, Lloyd Shapley, Israel Gelfand, Alan Baker, Édouard Roche, and Vitello. After him are Jacques Charles François Sturm, Jacopo Riccati, Sharaf al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī, S. R. Ranganathan, Gemma Frisius, and Seki Takakazu.

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Among people born in 1745, George Atwood ranks 17. Before him are Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Johann Hieronymus Schröter, Fyodor Ushakov, Andrianampoinimerina, Gregory V of Constantinople, and Mihrişah Sultan. After him are Jens Juel, Şahin Giray, Shneur Zalman of Liadi, Valentin Haüy, Denis Fonvizin, and Casimir Pulaski. Among people deceased in 1807, George Atwood ranks 7. Before him are Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily, Angelica Kauffman, Jérôme Lalande, Magtymguly Pyragy, Jeanne Baret, and Henry Benedict Stuart. After him are Osman Pazvantoğlu, Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Maria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, John Newton, Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm, and Nikolai Rezanov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Atwood ranks 1,339 out of 8,785. Before him are Alan Baker (1939), John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln (1462), John Nettles (1943), Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet (1764), Boy George (1961), and J. B. S. Haldane (1892). After him are Frederick Browning (1896), Tony Atkinson (1944), Joseph Addison (1672), Alistair MacLean (1922), Charles Vane (1680), and James Faulkner (1948).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United Kingdom

Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, George Atwood ranks 33. Before him are Peter Tait (1831), Michael Atiyah (1929), Johannes de Sacrobosco (1195), Lady Byron (1792), Robert Recorde (1512), and Alan Baker (1939). After him are John Horton Conway (1937), John Wilkins (1614), Edward Waring (1736), John Edensor Littlewood (1885), George Peacock (1791), and John Graunt (1620).

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