| Birth: | Sep. 2, 1869
New York, USA | | Death: | Feb. 17, 1936 | 
"The Old Man" Hiram Percy Maxim was the Father of organized amateur (HAM) radio. In 1914 the American Radio Relay League was organized and launched by the famous inventor and "ham operator" Hiram Percy Maxim whose amateur radio call-sign was W1AW. He was also the inventor of the Maxim silencer which was the first mass produced firearms silencer, the automobile muffler, and was a pioneer in air compressor technology.
Search Amazon for Hiram Maxim | | | Burial:
Rose Hill Cemetery
Hagerstown
Washington County
Maryland, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Rod Murray
Record added: Oct 30, 2002
Find A Grave Memorial# 6895297 |
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