Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim, 1840 ? 1916

• Known For: Inventor, first fully automatic machine gun
• Maine Connection: Born in Sangerville, Maine

Resources

Selected Books

• The Amazing Hiram Maxim: An Intimate Biography by Arthur Hawkey, 2001.
• Blood Brothers: Hiram and Hudson Maxim: Pioneers of Modern Warfare by Iain McCallum, 1999.
• A Genius in the Family: Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim Through a Small Son?s Eyes by Hiram Percy Maxim, 1936.
• The Life and Work of Sir Hiram Maxim, Knight, Chevalier de la Legion d?Honneur, etc., by Paul Fleury Mottelay, 1920.

Selected Websites

• The Town of Two Knights: The History of Sir Hiram Maxim