Hiram Maxim IV

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Maxim_Silencer
gptkbp:awards Honorary degrees
gptkbp:birthDate 1853-02-05
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
gptkbp:children Hiram_Maxim_V
gptkbp:contributedTo Engineering design
Mechanics
Physics
Ballistics
Military technology
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence on military strategy
gptkbp:deathDate 1916-08-24
gptkbp:education Technical school
gptkbp:famousFor Automatic firearms
gptkbp:famousQuote “The man who has no imagination has no wings.”
gptkbp:field Engineering
gptkbp:hobbies Photography
Sailing
Traveling
Inventing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hiram Maxim IV
gptkbp:influence War films
Military strategy discussions
Books on military history
Firearms legislation discussions
Documentaries about warfare
gptkbp:influenced Modern firearms
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Thomas_Edison
gptkbp:influenceOn Gun design
gptkbp:inspiredBy Industrial Revolution
gptkbp:inventor 1884
gptkbp:knownFor Invention_of_the_Maxim_gun
gptkbp:legacy Maxim_gun's_impact_on_warfare
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Maxim-Nordenfelt_Guns_and_Ammunition_Company
gptkbp:militaryRank Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Maxim_machine_gun
gptkbp:occupation Inventor
gptkbp:patentCitation US_Patent_631,086
gptkbp:patentClaim Over 270 patents
gptkbp:personalLife Born_in_Maine
Moved_to_England
gptkbp:philosophy Utilitarianism
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Hiram_Maxim_III
Hiram_Maxim_I
Hiram_Maxim_II
gptkbp:residence gptkb:England
gptkbp:spouse Minnie_Maxim