Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (5 February 1840 – 24 November 1916) was an American-born British inventor best known as the creator of the first portable fully automatic machine gun, the Maxim gun. Maxim held patents on numerous mechanical devices such as hair-curling irons, a mousetrap, and steam pumps. Maxim laid claim to inventing the lightbulb.
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5 February 1840 Sangerville, Maine
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Died |
24 November 1916 (aged 76) Streatham, London, United Kingdom
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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