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February 1933 Radio-Craft
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Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics.
See articles from Radio-Craft,
published 1929 - 1953. All copyrights are hereby acknowledged.
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Hiram Percy
Maxim is a name known to every American licensed amateur radio operator, since
he was the primary founder of the American Radio Relay League
(ARRL).
This obituary that was printed in the May 1936 edition of Radio-Craft
magazine reported on
his death at age 66 (the article incorrectly says 67 years
old) - young by today's standards, but about normal a century ago. Although
he lived in Connecticut, he was buried in
Rose Hill Cemetery, located in Hagerstown, Maryland. A few
years ago, Melanie and I were visiting her mother, who lived in Hagerstown
(we once lived there as well), and set out to locate
his place of final rest. I wrote about in this story titled "Hiram Percy Maxim's Gravesite in Hagerstown, Maryland."
Born: September 2, 1869, Brooklyn, New York
Died: February 17, 1936, La Junta, Colorado
Alma Mater: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1886)
Hiram P. Maxim Dies
 Hiram Percy Maxim (left) - the friend of radio amateurs who died last month.
Last month, one of the best known and respected
radio men passed away; Hiram Percy Maxim, 67-year-old president of the American
Radio Relay League and the International Amateur Radio Union, succumbed to a throat
infection, on a trip to the West Coast.
Mr. Maxim besides being a strong supporter of amateurs was also known for his
inventions, especially the silencers used on fire arms, motors, etc.
One of his guiding beliefs was that the scientific progress of the world depends
on its amateurs - those who experiment "for the fun of it" and whom he (rightly)
credited with many basic developments.
Mr. Maxim will long be missed by the American radio amateurs who looked to him
for support in maintaining their rights.
Posted September 9, 2022
(updated from original post
on 4/15/2015)
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