# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/george-atwood
# Generated: 2026-08-14T11:03:57.650Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/george-atwood"
name: "George Atwood"
slug: "george-atwood"
description: "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."
tagline: "English mathematician (1745–1807)"
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gender: "male"
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birthDate: "1745"
deathDate: "1807-07-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump