Hiram Maxim
Hiram Maxim was an American engineer and inventor, best known for creating the Maxim gun, the first portable, fully automatic machine gun. He played an instrumental role in the development of electric lighting technology and was a key figure in recruiting Lewis Howard Latimer for his expertise in patent drafting and engineering.
Born on Feb 05, 1840 (186 years old)
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Hiram Maxim, chief engineer of the U.S. Electric Lighting Company, recruited Latimer as both a draftsman and engineer.
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