Hiram Maxim

Quick Facts

Full Name	Hiram Maxim
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Feb 5, 1840(1840-02-05)
Age	184
Date Of Death	1916-11-24
Birthplace	Sangerville
Country	United States
Birth City	Maine
Horoscope	Aquarius

Hiram Maxim Biography

Hiram Maxim is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on February 5, 1840 in Sangerville, Maine, United States. The inventor of the rapid-firing machine guns that revolutionized warfare.

Both he and He and Samuel Colt both contributed iconic firearms to history. contributed to the creation of iconic firearms that have been immortalized in history.

He married Jane Budden in 1867. Stevens Maxim was one of their sons and a pioneer in American radio.

Hiram Maxim Net Worth

Hiram Maxim is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hiram Maxim 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was an engineer at Fitchburg, Massachusetts. He made small inventions as a side job.

After a Paris man suggested that he invent a machine gun to allow Europeans to cut their throats more easily, he created it. He was inspired by that.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Hiram Maxim Dating?

According to our records, Hiram Maxim married to Sarah Haynes , Jane Budden. As of December 1, 2023, Hiram Maxim’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Hiram Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Hiram Maxim celebrates birthday on February 5 of every year.

Top Facts about Hiram Maxim

1. Hiram Maxim invented the first portable automatic machine gun.
2. He was born in Maine, USA in 1840.
3. Maxim moved to England and became a British citizen.
4. He also invented the first practical silencer for firearms.
5. Maxim received numerous patents throughout his career.
6. His machine gun played a significant role in World War I.
7. Maxim died in London at the age of 76.
8. He was awarded the Order of Merit by King Edward VII.
9. Maxim’s legacy continues with modern-day machine guns and silencers.
10. He is considered one of the most important inventors of his time.

Why did Hiram Maxim invent the machine gun?

Innovators | Hiram Maxim. At the Paris Exhibition in 1881, a man told Maxim that if he wanted to make a fortune , he should invent a machine that would help these Europeans kill each other. Maxim did and sold his machine guns to European countries on the eve of World War I, changing the nature of combat.

What did Hiram Maxim invent?

Inventions

What race was Hiram Maxim?

At the end of the last century the American inventor Hiram Maxim presented himself to the police in Petersburg, Russia. He was there to sell his new Maxim machine gun to the Czar. “Your name is Hiram. You’re Jewish,” said the officer.

Did Hiram Maxim go deaf?

With arms sales led by Basil Zaharoff, variants of the Maxim gun were bought and used extensively by both sides during World War I. In his later years Maxim became profoundly deaf , as his hearing had been damaged by years of exposure to the noise of his guns.

Is the Maxim gun still used?

After 129 years, this remains the oldest basic cartridge design still in widespread military use and Russia today is still producing new guns chambered to fire the latest variations of this relatively ancient ammunition.