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- Hiram Percy Maxim (September 2, 1869 – February 17, 1936) was an American radio pioneer and inventor, and co-founder (with Clarence D. Tuska) of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL).
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Hiram Percy Maxim (September 2, 1869 – February 17, 1936) was an American radio pioneer and inventor, and co-founder (with Clarence D. Tuska) of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL).
Hiram Percy Maxim (born Sept. 2, 1869, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.—died Feb. 17, 1936, La Junta, Colo.) was an American inventor and manufacturer known especially for the “Maxim silencer” gun attachment.
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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.
- Early Years
- Inventing The Automobile
- Acoustic Solutions For The Industrial Age
- The Inventor as Hobbyist, in and on The Air
- The American Radio Relay League
Born in Brooklyn, New York, on September 2, 1869, to a family of inventors, Hiram Percy Maxim would later be mistakenly identified with the lethal weapons his relatives created. His father, Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim, had invented the portable machine gun, and his uncle, Hudson Maxim, had created new explosives and propellants. Maxim attended Brooklyn...
As the automobile evolved in the early 20th century, inventors in the United States looked toward to battery-driven vehicles as the future of transportation. A number of small firms throughout New England produced these early electric-powered vehicles. Among them was Albert Pope’s Columbia Automobile Company of Hartford. Maxim, however, found the i...
Maxim’s interest in automobiles never waned and he patented many automotive-related inventions during his lifetime. Gradually, however, he devoted his attention and skills to other problems of modern life. His work on silencing devices for motor vehicle exhaust systems brought him recognition as a scientist—and prominence in another field, acoustic...
An avid hobbyist, Maxim’s pursuits led him to other distinctions. As a pioneering glider enthusiast, he owned one of the first aircraft seen over Hartford and helped found the Aero Club of Hartford. Recognizing the phenomenal growth potential of aviation and, in particular, the advantages of reliable air mail service, Maxim positioned Hartford at t...
Maxim joined the hundreds of radio enthusiasts intent on communicating with fellow operators. Yet, the signal range of the most powerful of these stations was restricted to communication within about 100 miles. Organizing stations to relay messages provided an immediate solution, as intermediate amateur stations could receive and then retransmit, o...
Aug 13, 2020 · 36. 1.2K views 3 years ago. Hiram Percy Maxim is well know for creating the American Radio Relay League in 1914 in order to develop a network of Amateur Radio station that could pass messages...
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Nov 9, 2011 · Hiram Percy Maxim (1869-1936) was the offspring of the inventor of the world’s first modern machine gun, Hiram Stevens Maxim. H. P. Maxim started developing one of the world’s first modern metallic firearm silencers, shortly after the dawn of the 20th century.
Oct 11, 2019 · Today’s Word of the Day honors one of the pioneers of Amateur Radio, Hiram Percy Maxim, W1AW, inventor and co-founder the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) along with Clarence D. Tuska in 1914. Mr. Maxim served as the ARRL’s president from its founding until he became a silent key in 1936.
