Maxim, Sir Hiram Stevens
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Maxim, Sir Hiram Stevens — idiom
1. Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (1840–1916), a British inventor who was born in the Unit
1.idiom
Definition
Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (1840–1916), a British inventor who was born in the United States and is famous for creating the Maxim machine gun, the first fully automatic firearm.
Example
The Maxim gun, invented by Sir Hiram Maxim, changed the nature of warfare in the late nineteenth century.