Microwave Oven Inventor

Before 1947, nobody could heat water, melt butter, or even more popular, make popcorn! All of these ideas I just said can basically be only made with a microwave oven. To be more surprised, this invention was very accidental. Percy Lebaron Spencer invented the microwave oven.

Percy Lebaron Spencer was born on July 19, 1894 on a Thursday in Howland, Maine. Percy had a rough and tough childhood. His father died when he was just an infant. Soon after that his mother abandoned the family. Eventually after he was raised by his aunt and uncle for awhile. Later on his aunt and uncle died. Percy was then orphaned twice at the age of 7. Percy had very little schooling. Although he had a very rough childhood Percy still grew up with a lot of great curiosity. He led his life very self-taught. At the age of twelve Percy started working in a spool mill. In his teens he was very curious and fascinated by electric power. At 16 Percy found out his local paper mill was going to get electricity. Another side job Percy had was electric staller and wiring with power. With all those jobs he ended up not graduating from high school. Later Percy joined the Us Navy from 1912-18. In the military service he joined he was sent to radio school while there.

More into Percy's life, he started working for Raytheon business testing a new vacuum called magnetron. Shortly after he started working for Raytheon in the 1920's he became the expert on tube design. His microwave cooking was totally accidental.