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Hiram Maxim (born February 5, 1840, Sangerville, Maine, U.S.—died November 24, 1916, London, England) was a prolific inventor best known for the Maxim machine gun. The eldest son of a farmer who was a locally notable mechanic, Maxim was apprenticed at age 14 to a carriage maker.
Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (5 February 1840 – 24 November 1916) was an American-born British inventor best known as the creator of the first automatic machine gun, the Maxim gun. [1] Maxim held patents on numerous mechanical devices such as hair-curling irons, a mousetrap, and steam pumps.
Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (ur. 5 lutego 1840 w Sangerville w stanie Maine, zm. 24 listopada 1916 w Londynie) – wynalazca i przedsiębiorca amerykańskiego pochodzenia, w 1880 roku wyemigrował do Zjednoczonego Królestwa Wielkiej Brytanii i Irlandii. Za swe dokonania wyróżniony w 1901 roku tytułem szlacheckim przez królową Wiktorię.
Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim was a prominent American-born British inventor who created a number of devices, and owned a multitude of patents. He is predominately known for inventing the Maxim Machine Gun, the first easily portable fully automatic weapon.
29 maj 2018 · The American-born British inventor Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (1840-1916) is chiefly known for the automatic rifle, or machine gun, that bears his name. Hiram Stevens Maxim was born near Sangerville, Maine, on Feb. 5, 1840.
15 paź 2024 · Overview. Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim. (1840—1916) engineer and inventor. Quick Reference. (1840–1916), inventor of the world's most successful machine gun. Born in the USA of Huguenot stock, Maxim was self-educated and had already invented a mousetrap and the world's first automatic ...
MAXIM, Sir HIRAM STEVENS (1840–1916), engineer and inventor, was born of Huguenot stock and humble parentage at Sangerville, Maine, U.S.A., 5 February 1840. He was the elder son of Isaac Weston Maxim, who in early manhood married Harriett Boston, daughter of Levi Stevens, of Maine, and started farming on a modest scale.
