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Hudson Maxim (February 3, 1853 – May 6, 1927), was an American inventor and chemist who invented a variety of explosives, including smokeless gunpowder, Thomas Edison referred to him as "the most versatile man in America".
Hudson Maxim was an American inventor of explosives extensively used in World War I. Maxim’s study of chemistry at Wesleyan Seminary in Kent’s Hill, Maine, led to a hypothesis concerning the compound nature of atoms not unlike the atomic theory later accepted.
7 min read. Hudson Maxim. A Noted Inventor of High Explosives. December 1911 Issue. The Sciences. ALTHOUGH the subject of the present sketch has been a tireless worker in many fields of activity,...
kept by Hudson and Lilian Maxim contain snapshots, full-sized photographs, and photographic postcards dating from the turn of the century through the 1930s.
Hudson Maxim invented many weapons that influenced modern warfare, including the first smokeless powder made in America and "maximite," the first high explosive able to pierce armor.
Jul 23, 2014 · While they include fragmentary material from Maxim's early life, most of the papers focus on three periods: his attempt to float his inventions in England in the late 1890s, his anti-pacifist crusade and war-era activities, and his work at Lake Hopatcong.
Hudson Maxim (1853-1927) was an inventor and chemist best known for his work in the development of smokeless gunpowder and military explosives. He was born in Orneville, Maine on February 3, 1853, to a poor but mechanically-gifted family.
Jul 23, 2014 · Hudson was the first to successfully produce smokeless powder in America. In the 1880s, Hudson Maxim worked in his brother’s English gun factory, where he became familiar with a French version of smokeless gunpowder.
Hudson Maxim (1853-1927) was an American inventor, mechanical engineer and explosives expert. He worked as a consultant for the Du Pont Company from 1897 to 1927 and wrote books on explosives and literary and political matters.
U.S. inventor Hudson Maxim developed explosives that were used extensively in World War I. He is especially remembered for inventing maximite, a high-explosive bursting powder that was 50 percent more powerful than dynamite.
