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This Hiram Maxim ('Hiram Stevens'), i just learned, is not to be confused with 'Hiram Percy', co-founder of the American Radio League and inventor of the 'Maxim
by 8bitsrule 8y ago
This Hiram Maxim ('Hiram Stevens'), i just learned, is not to be confused with 'Hiram Percy', co-founder of the American Radio League and inventor of the 'Maxim silencer' for firearms.
(Phew had me going there for a second.)
- gweinberg 8y agoThe silencer (and car muffler) inventor was the son of the machine gun inventor.