Hiram Percy Maxim
Hiram Percy Maxim (born September 2, 1869 in Brooklyn , New York , † February 17, 1936 in La Junta , Colorado ) was an American inventor.
The son of Hiram Maxim , the inventor of the machine gun , became known as the inventor of the silencer and as the founder of the amateur radio organization American Radio Relay League .
Hiram Percy Maxim was married to the daughter of the politician William Thomas Hamilton and had two children. He was buried in Hagerstown, Maryland .
literature
- Alice Clink Schumacher: Hiram Percy Maxim. Electric Radio Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-9663433-0-4
Web links
Wikisource: Hiram Percy Maxim - Sources and full texts (English)
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| SURNAME | Maxim, Hiram Percy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 2, 1869 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 17, 1936 |
| Place of death | La Junta , Colorado |