- Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim
- nounEnglish inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)• Syn: ↑Maxim• Instance Hypernyms: ↑inventor, ↑discoverer, ↑artificer
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Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim
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Hiram Stevens Maxim — Hiram Maxim Hiram Stevens Maxim (1912) Hiram Stevens Maxim (5 février 1840 24 novembre 1916) est un inventeur britannique d origine américaine. Il a notamment inventé la mitrailleuse Maxi … Wikipédia en Français
Maxim,Sir Hiram Stevens — Max·im (măkʹsĭm), Sir Hiram Stevens. 1840 1916. American born British inventor of an automatic, recoil operated machine gun (1884), which was widely used during World War I. His brother Hudson (1853 1927) invented smokeless gun powder, and his… … Universalium
Hiram Percy Maxim — (September 2, 1869 ndash; February 17, 1936) was co founder of the American Radio Relay League and originally had the amateur call sign 1AW, and later W1AW, which is now the ARRL Headquarters club station call sign. His rotary spark gap… … Wikipedia
Maxim, Sir Hiram (Stevens) — born Feb. 5, 1840, Sangerville, Maine, U.S. died Nov. 24, 1916, London, Eng. U.S. British inventor. Son of a Maine farmer, he was apprenticed to a carriage maker. He became chief engineer of the U.S. Electric Lighting Co. (1878–81), for which he… … Universalium
Maxim, Sir Hiram (Stevens) — (5 feb. 1840, Sangerville, Maine, EE.UU.–24 nov. 1916, Londres, Inglaterra). Inventor británico nacido en EE.UU. Hijo de un granjero de Maine, fue colocado como aprendiz de un fabricante de carruajes. Llegó a ser ingeniero jefe de U.S. Electric… … Enciclopedia Universal
Hiram Maxim — Hiram Stevens Maxim (1912) Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (5 février 1840 24 novembre 1916) est un inventeur britannique d origine américaine. Il a notamment inventé la mitrailleuse Maxim et le piège à souris … Wikipédia en Français
Maxim gun — An early Maxim gun in operation with the Royal Navy Type Heavy Machine Gun Place of origin … Wikipedia
