"The mystery of the vanishing gun inventor - BBC" Topic
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| Shedman | 16 Aug 2013 10:43 a.m. PST |
link An interesting story about William Cantelo and Hiram Maxim |
Shagnasty  | 16 Aug 2013 11:03 a.m. PST |
The resemblance is startling. |
| PraetorianHistorian | 16 Aug 2013 4:29 p.m. PST |
His brother, Hudson Maxim, was actually a resident of my current town (Hopatcong, NJ) where he invented all kinds of explosives and smokeless gunpowder. Almost everything here is named for him. Schools, roads, buildings, waterways, forests, farms, etc. |
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