. . . . . . "Sangerville, Maine, USA"@en . . . . . . . . "Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (5 February 1840 \u2013 24 November 1916) was an American-born British inventor who moved from the United States to the United Kingdom at the age of 41. He remained an American citizen until he became a naturalised British subject in 1900. He was the inventor of the Maxim Gun, the first portable, fully automatic machine gun."@en . . "1840-02-05"^^ . "1916-11-24"^^ . "Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim"@en . . . . . . . . . "London, England, UK"@en . "Hiram Maxim"@en . "Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (February 5, 1840 \u2013 November 24, 1916) was an American-born inventor who emigrated to the United Kingdom at the age of forty-one, although he remained an American citizen until he became a naturalized British subject in 1900. He was the inventor of the Maxim Gun \u2013 the first portable, fully automatic machine gun \u2013 and held patents on mechanical devices such as a mousetrap, hair-curling irons, and steam pumps. He laid claim to inventing the lightbulb, and even experimented with powered flight, but his large aircraft designs were never successful. However, his \"Captive Flying Machine\" amusement ride, designed as a means by which to fund his research while generating public interest in flight, was highly successful."@en . "Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (5 February 1840 \u2013 24 November 1916) was an American-born British inventor who moved from the United States to the United Kingdom at the age of 41. He remained an American citizen until he became a naturalised British subject in 1900. He was the inventor of the Maxim Gun, the first portable, fully automatic machine gun."@en . . . "Adelaide Maxim Joubert"@en . . . . . "Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (February 5, 1840 \u2013 November 24, 1916) was an American-born inventor who emigrated to the United Kingdom at the age of forty-one, although he remained an American citizen until he became a naturalized British subject in 1900. He was the inventor of the Maxim Gun \u2013 the first portable, fully automatic machine gun \u2013 and held patents on mechanical devices such as a mousetrap, hair-curling irons, and steam pumps. He laid claim to inventing the lightbulb, and even experimented with powered flight, but his large aircraft designs were never successful. However, his \"Captive Flying Machine\" amusement ride, designed as a means by which to fund his research while generating public interest in flight, was highly successful."@en . "Inventor"@en . . "Florence Maxim Cutter,"@en . . . .