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Captive Flying Machines (100 Years): Maxim Biography

With thanks to the following sources of information:

Bennett, Peter.
“Blackpool Pleasure Beach – A Century of Fun”
& 
“Blackpool Pleasure Beach – 100 Years of Fun”

1996, Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

Hamilton, James & Holmes, Phil. 
“Chronic Inventor - Life and Work of Hiram Stevens Maxim, 1840-1916”

1991, Bexley, London Borough of, Directorate of Education, Libraries & Museums

Hawkey, Arthur.
“The Amazing Hiram Maxim – An Intimate Biography”

2001, Spellmount

Sangerville Public Library
http://www.sangerville.lib.me.us/index.html

Dartford Archive
http://www.dartfordarchive.org.uk/technology/engin_maxim.shtml

Willow Grove Park remembered
http://indians.syr.edu/mfrantz/wgpark/walk.asp?wid=10

The Maxim Inhaler
http://www.nmsi.ac.uk/piclib/imagerecord.asp?id=10324710
 

ARRL, distributor of the Hiram Percy Maxim Award
http://www.arrl.org/

The following sources kindly granted the use of their resources:

Carroll Gray (http://www.flyingmachines.org/)  
Terry Cooper (http://www.deltatango.freeserve.co.uk/amusements.html)  
StrongBrains.com (http://www.strongbrains.com)  

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