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This collection contains material by or about Maxim. The bulk of the collection consists of published works, but does include an unpublished paper about Maxim's aeronautical experiments and a ...

Hiram Percy Maxim II, 72, of Lyme, formerly of Farmington, died at home on Saturday (January 12, 2008) after a lengthy battle with prostate cancer. He was born September 28, 1935 in Hartford to the ...