Percy Spencer was an American physicist, electrical engineer and inventor, known as the inventor of the microwave oven.
10 Facts About Percy Spencer
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At the age of 18, Percy Spencer decided to join the US Navy.
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Percy Spencer had become interested in wireless communications after learning about the wireless operators aboard the Titanic when it sank.
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Percy Spencer worked at Raytheon, a contractor for the US Department of Defense, as the chief of the power tube division.
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Percy Spencer was not the first to notice this phenomenon, but he was the first to investigate it.
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Percy Spencer decided to experiment using food, including popcorn kernels, which became the world's first microwaved popcorn.
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Percy Spencer then created the first true microwave oven by attaching a high-density electromagnetic field generator to an enclosed metal box.
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Percy Spencer then placed various food items in the box, while observing the effects and monitoring temperatures.
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Percy Spencer became Senior Vice President and a Senior Member of the Board of Directors at Raytheon.
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Percy Spencer died in Newton, Massachusetts in late 1970 at age 76.