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Hudson Maxim
Hudson Maxim in 1922
Born
(1853-02-03)February 3, 1853
Orneville, Maine
Died
May 6, 1927(1927-05-06) (aged 74)
Landing, New Jersey
Citizenship
American
Occupation(s)
Inventor, chemist
Known for
Inventing smokeless gunpowder
Relatives
Hiram Maxim (brother)
Hiram Percy Maxim (nephew)
Hudson Maxim (February 3, 1853 – May 6, 1927), was an American inventor and chemist who invented a variety of explosives, including smokeless gunpowder, Thomas Edison referred to him as "the most versatile man in America".[citation needed] He was the brother of Hiram Maxim, inventor of the Maxim gun and uncle of Hiram Percy Maxim, inventor of the Maxim Silencer.
HudsonMaxim (February 3, 1853 – May 6, 1927), was an American inventor and chemist who invented a variety of explosives, including smokeless gunpowder...
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...
The Maxim gun is a recoil-operated machine gun invented in 1884 by Hiram Stevens Maxim. It was the first fully automatic machine gun in the world. The...
engines. He was the son of Sir Hiram Maxim, inventor of the Maxim Machine gun. He was the nephew of HudsonMaxim, an inventor of explosives and ballistic...
in 1889, a similar powder was patented by Hiram Maxim, and in the United States in 1890 by HudsonMaxim. Ballistite was patented in the United States in...
other damage to the engine from using an acetylene solution. HudsonMaxim said the Hudson Munitions Company only had an option on the supposed fuel and...
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diamond-studded gold medal inscribed "First Woman Aviator in America" by HudsonMaxim of the Aeronautical Society of America at a dinner the society held in...
the scenario. The film is based on the book Defenseless America, by HudsonMaxim, and was distributed by V-L-S-E, Incorporated. The film stars Charles...
owned the Attol Tryst home in Mount Arlington; and inventor and chemist HudsonMaxim. Their presence attracted many famous visitors, including Babe Ruth,...
states, and titles competed at the event. The event was presented by HudsonMaxim dressed as King Neptune. The pageant consisted of four phases of competition:...
(1884) pp. 635–655. McCallum, Iain (1999). Blood Brothers – Hiram and HudsonMaxim: Pioneers of Modern Warfare. London: Chatham Publishing. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-86176-096-8...
student–teacher ratio of 9.9:1. To address a significant reduction in state aid, HudsonMaxim School, which had served grades PreK-1, was closed at the end of the...
Board of Inventors Headed by Thomas A. Edison. COOPER HEWITT A MEMBER HudsonMaxim, Henry A. Wise Wood, Alfred Craven, and F.J. Sprague Other New Yorkers...
states, and titles competed at the event. The event was presented by HudsonMaxim dressed as King Neptune. The pageant consisted of six phases of competition:...
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commission. American Aeronautical Society Matthew Bacon Sellers Jr. HudsonMaxim The Inventor's Guild Peter Cooper Hewitt Thomas Robins American Society...
Country School" "Highways and Byways of the Pacific Coast" "The Picturesque Hudson" "The Picturesque St. Lawrence" "Highways and Byways of the Great Lakes"...
Christie Lee Brinkley (née Hudson; born February 2, 1954) is an American model. Brinkley appeared on an unprecedented three consecutive covers of Sports...
Retrieved 2012-04-13. "Fairest In A 1000!". Spartanburg Herald. 1921-09-09. "Maxim Bars Perfume for Girls in Pageant". The New York Times. 1922-08-29. "A Row...
Advisors. Announces Makeup of Board of Inventors Headed by Thomas A. Edison.HudsonMaxim, Henry A. Wise Wood, Alfred Craven, and F.J. Sprague Other New Yorkers"...
socialite and actress, first wife of John Barrymore (b. 1890) May 6 – HudsonMaxim, inventor and chemist (b. 1853) May 17 – Harold Geiger, aviation pioneer...
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