Hudson Maxim (February 3, 1853 - May 6, 1927), was a U.S. inventor and chemist who invented a variety of explosives, including smokeless gunpowder. He was the brother of Hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor of the Maxim gun and uncle of Hiram Percy Maxim, inventor of the Maxim Silencer. A man of many trades, started his career as publisher of books about penmanship and the sale of articles related to penmanship, like special inks and pens. Wikipedia
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He was greatly interested in aviation. pioneer glider enthusiast, he badly injured a knee in a glider accident in his younger years. He was one of the originators of the Aero Club of Hartford, was for many years chairman of Hartford's Aviation Commissio www.earlyaviators.com/emaxim09.htm
Hello my name is Hudson Maxim I am known as the inventor of the first machine gun, that is the Maxim machine gun. I was born in Orville, Maine in the year 1853. My brother Sir Hiram Maxim was born in the year 1840 in Sangerville, Maine. I was a chemist www.northstar.k12.ak.us/schools/ryn/projects/inventors/ma...
