Hudson Maxim ✓

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About Hudson Maxim

Hudson Maxim, was an American inventor and chemist who invented a variety of explosives, including smokeless gunpowder, Thomas Edison referred to him as "the most versatile man in America". He was the brother of Hiram Maxim, inventor of the Maxim gun and uncle of Hiram Percy Maxim, inventor of the Maxim Silencer.

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Leading opinions both for and against national defense

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The wreath of cigarette smoke which curls about the head of the growing lad holds his brain in an iron grip which prevents it from… Brain
If all boys could be made to know that with every breath of cigarette smoke they inhale imbecility and exhale manhood ... and that the… All

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