The Amazing Hiram Maxim: An Intimate Biography - Rilegato

Hawkey, Arthur

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ISBN 10: 1862271410 ISBN 13: 9781862271418

Casa editrice: Spellmount Ltd Pub, 2001

Riassunto

HIram Maxim was one of the most significant figures of the Victorian/Edwardian period. Hailing from the backwoods of Maine, Maxim's triumphs included inventing the first truly automatic machine gun, outpacing Edison in the race for a practicable light bulb, and designing, building, and flying one of the earliest steam-powered aeroplanes. Eventually, knighted by Queen Victoria for his services to the British Army, Hiram Maxim was a supreme example of the self-made man. This book seeks to redress history's neglect of Maxim in a rounded pictures of him as an inventive genius, philanderer, bigamist, and autocrat with a kindly streak.

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L'autore:

Arthur Hawkey was a Fleet Street journalist for more than 30 years, including 12 years as a parliamentary lobby reporter. He comes from a Cornish seafaring family and has written four other highly praised historical books.

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The Amazing Hiram Maxim: An Intimate Biography

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Spellmount Ltd Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1862271410
• ISBN 13: 9781862271418
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 232