Percy Spencer

About Percy Spencer

Birth Day: July 19, 1894
Birth Place: Howland, ME
Died On: Sep 8, 1970 (age 76)
Birth Sign: Cancer

Percy Spencer Net Worth

Percy Spencer was born on July 19, 1894 in Howland, ME. Inventor, engineer and scientist best remembered as the co-inventor of the microwave oven.
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About

Inventor, Engineer and scientist best remembered as the co-inventor of the microwave oven.

Before Fame

He was known as a leading expert in radar tube design by 1939.

Trivia

He was working on a magnetron in a lab when he discovered the waves coming out of it melted the candy bar in his pocket.

Family Life

His family was poor, and he had little formal schooling. He had three sons with his wife Louise Spencer.

Associated With

He and Vannevar Bush, a fellow Engineer, were good friends.