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He was the son of Sir Hiram Maxim, inventor of the Maxim Machine gun.He was the nephew of Hudson Maxim, an inventor of explosives and ballistic propellants.He had two sisters, Florence Maxim, who married George Albert Cutter, and Adelaide Maxim, who married Eldon Joubert, Ignace Paderewski's piano tuner. [1]
Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (5 February 1840 – 24 November 1916) was an American-born British inventor best known as the creator of the first automatic machine gun, the Maxim gun. [1] Maxim held patents on numerous mechanical devices such as hair-curling irons, a mousetrap, and steam pumps. Maxim laid claim to inventing the lightbulb. [2] [3]
Giuseppe Antonio Berardinelli (March 28, 1922 – June 2, 2001) was an American professional boxer.He was the World Light Heavyweight Champion from 1950 to 1952. He took the ring-name Joey Maxim from the Maxim gun, the world's first self-acting machine gun, based on his ability to rapidly throw a large number of left jabs.
In May 2006, Maxim magazine ranked Lachey #15 in its annual Hot 100 issue. [15] She has been featured on the covers of numerous magazines such as Maxim, Vegas, Shape, Parents, People, [16] and Lucky. [17] Lachey hosting Total Request Live in 2005. Lachey was a finalist in E!'s competition to replace Brooke Burke as host of Wild On!. [10]
Maxim Alexandrovich Galkin (Russian: Макси́м Алекса́ндрович Га́лкин; born 18 June 1976) is a Russian and Israeli comedian, [1] television presenter and singer. Galkin left Russia in March 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine [ 2 ] and was subsequently listed as a foreign agent by the Russian government .
Maxim (stylized in all caps) is an international men's magazine, devised and launched in the United Kingdom in 1995, but based in New York City since 1997. [3] It is known for its photography of actors, singers and female models whose careers are at their peak. Maxim has a circulation of about 9 million readers each month. Maxim Digital reaches ...
Maxim Alexandrovich Vengerov [a] (Russian: Максим Александрович Венгеров; born 20 August 1974) is a Soviet-born Israeli violinist, violist, and conductor. Classic FM has called him "one of the greatest violinists in the world".
Maxim Maximovich Litvinov (Russian pronunciation: [mɐkˈsʲim mɐkˈsʲiməvʲɪtɕ lʲɪˈtvʲinəf]; born Meir Henoch Wallach-Finkelstein; 17 July 1876 – 31 December 1951) was a Russian revolutionary and prominent Soviet statesman and diplomat who served as People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs from 1930 to 1939.