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Percy Spencer, an engineer for Raytheon, invented the microwave oven in the early 40s. Raytheon patented it in 1945 and began marketing the Radarange in 1947. The Radarange was six feet tall, weighed 750 pounds, and cost $5,000 ... and didn't sell particularly well.
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∙ 9y agoPercy Spencer invented the very first microwave oven, called the 'Radarange', after World War II. He used radar technology developed during the war.
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∙ 9y agoThe first microwave came about after World War II. It was invented by Percy Spencer and sold in 1946.
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Who is the inventor of the microwave oven?
Percy Spencer
Did Percy Spencer have a famous quote?
There isn't a well-known quote by Percy Spencer, the inventor of the microwave oven, that has gained widespread recognition as a famous quote.
What company makes Amana ranges?
Raytheon, the inventor of the microwave oven. Maytag owns and makes Amana. Maytag was just purchased by Whirlpool.
What were some of Jeff Bezos's first inventions?
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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.
What a microwave can do?
A microwave is, in fact, a microwave
When did the inventor born and when did the inventor died?
who is the inventor
What do you call a person who makes kites?
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What is an accidental inventor?
an accidental inventor is a inventor that always makes accidents
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an inventor is a designer but a designer is not an inventor
What are adjectives for microwave?
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