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What date did Percy L.Spencer invented the microwave oven and magnetron?
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∙ 14y ago
If I'm not mistaken, the first microwave unit was built in the Motorola labs while experimenting on a new radio technology.
The person working on the device got too close to the magnetron (the microwave tube) and had a Hershey bar which he was holding in his back pocket and then the choclate bar melted melt. That also was a clue that microwave ovens were possible.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoPercy L Spencer invented the microwave oven in 1945 ...
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What nationality is Percy l Spencer?
white British. if you're american British is not English, Britain is the UK.
What African American invented microwave?
Percy LeBaron Spencer - he was an American
When was microwave oven invented?
In 1947, the first commercial microwave oven hit the market at $5,000 each. It was over 5 feet tall and weighed 750 lbs. Sometime between 1952-55, Tappan introduced the first home model priced at $1295.
Who invented the Microwave and what year was it invented?
Who invented the microwave? Huh? That's like asking who invented water or sunshine. Microwaves are radio waves with wavelengths that range from about one meter to as short as one millimeter, with frequencies between from 300 MHz to 300 GHz. If you're asking who invented the microwave oven, it was Dr Perry Spencer, after accidentally discovering that microwaves can heat food. In 1945 he was an engineer working for Raytheon, working on a radar set that used high power microwaves, and noticed the Mr Goodbar in his pocket started to melt. The first food to be purposely cooked by microwaves was popcorn, and later on an egg, which exploded in the face of someone helping him. He later fed microwaves from a magnetron into into a metal box and saw that it heated food rapidly. Raytheon filed a patent for the microwave cooking process on October 8, 1945.
How did Percy Spencer invent the microwave?
When he was testing radio transmission using microwaves, he observed that one of his chickens was cooked to perfection. He realised that this was a very energy efficient way of heating things so he thought that he would put it to good use.
What nationality is Percy l Spencer?
white British. if you're american British is not English, Britain is the UK.
What did percy Spencer invented?
The microwave oven and a new type of magnetron. For more information go to www.invent.org/Hall_Of_Fame/13.html
What other inventions did Percy L Spencer have?
Percy Spencer invented both the microwave oven and a new type of magnetron. For more information go to www.invent.org/Hall_Of_Fame/13.html, or use google.com to search for more information.
Who was the first person to invent the microwave?
Dr. Percy Spencer, invented the first microwave, sort of by accident. He was testing a new vacuum tube (magnetron), and noticed his candy bar melted. He put some popcorn around later, and soon, popcorn popped all over his lab. After that, he got a raw egg, then placed it near the magnetron. The rapid increase of temperature caused the egg to be cooked inside out. The egg exploded. He invented the first microwave oven.
How did Percy L Spencer make the microwave?
Percy l. Spencer had a choclate bar and when he turned on the magnetron and he felt a sizzling sensation and when he took out the choclate bar it melted complrtely
When was the first microwave invented and by whom?
An engineer named Percy Spencer, who was involved with the construction of magnetrons for use in radar. (A magnetron is the microwave generating part of a microwave oven.) He worked for Raytheon, and when he found a melted chocolate bar partially melted in his pocket, he deduced that leaking microwave energy was the cause. To test his theory, he put food in a metal box and microwaved it, and it heated up very quickly. On the 8th of October, 1945, Raytheon filed for a patent, and the microwave oven was born.
Who invented microwave?
Percy L. Spencer in 1985
How old was Percy Spencer when he invented the microwave?
25
What did Percy L Spencer invent?
Percy L. Spencer invented the Microwave Oven
What year was the micro wave invented?
Percy Spencer invented the microwave in 1945
When was a microwave oven invented?
In the spring of 1946, Percy Spencer and an associate, P.R. Hanson (Roly Hanson), commenced the development of utilising a magnetron by trapping its microwaves in a metal box causing it to heat food rapidly.
What African American invented microwave?
Percy LeBaron Spencer - he was an American
