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Hiram Stevens Maxim, American-born British inventor and engineer, 1904. Artist: Spy

Hiram Stevens Maxim, American-born British inventor and engineer, 1904. Whilst resident in America, Maxim (1840-1916) took out patents for, among other things, gas apparatus and electric lamps. In 1881, he emigrated to England where he perfected his 'Maxim' machine-gun in 1883. He also invented a pneumatic gun, a smokeless powder, a mousetrap, carbon filaments for light bulbs and, in 1894, a flying machine. Cartoon from Vanity Fair, London, 15 December 1904.

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Titre: Hiram Stevens Maxim, American-born British inventor and engineer, 1904. Artist: Spy

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Hiram Stevens Maxim, American-born British inventor and engineer, 1904. Whilst resident in America, Maxim (1840-1916) took out patents for, among other things, gas apparatus and electric lamps. In 1881, he emigrated to England where he perfected his 'Maxim' machine-gun in 1883. He also invented a pneumatic gun, a smokeless powder, a mousetrap, carbon filaments for light bulbs and, in 1894, a flying machine. Cartoon from Vanity Fair, London, 15 December 1904.

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Taille de l'image: 3408 × 5126 px | 50.0 MB

Taille d'impression: 28.9 × 43.4 cm | 1341.7 × 2018.1 in (300 dpi)

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