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Two Great Gun Makers and Prolific Inventors Who Weren't Very Nice People
01:43 - 06:24 (04:40)
This podcast episode discusses the lives and achievements of two of the greatest gun manufacturers and inventors in history, whose unpleasant personal lives and relationships are often ignored. It also highlights the flourishing of inventing during the professionalization of industries in the 1800s.
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This podcast episode talks about two of the greatest gun makers in history who were not pleasant people and how the 1800s was a fascinating period for invention.
01:43 - 05:04 (03:20)
Gun makers
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This podcast episode talks about two of the greatest gun makers in history who were not pleasant people and how the 1800s was a fascinating period for invention.
ChapterTwo Great Gun Makers and Prolific Inventors Who Weren't Very Nice People
EpisodeHiram Maxim, Inventor of the Machine-Gun and Curling Iron
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Hiram Maxim's ancestors were French Huguenots who settled in England before immigrating to Massachusetts to escape religious persecution.
05:04 - 06:24 (01:19)
Hiram Maxim
Summary
Hiram Maxim's ancestors were French Huguenots who settled in England before immigrating to Massachusetts to escape religious persecution. Despite coming from a poor background, Maxim's upbringing was not as dire as some sources suggest.