Percy Spencer (July 19, 1894 – September 8, 1970) was an American physicist, electrical engineer and inventor, known as the inventor of the microwave...
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Spencer which first appeared in stores in 1992. More than £10 million was grossed between June 2009 and 2010 in Percy Pig sales in Marks & Spencer's UK...
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American R&B and soul singer Percy Smith (disambiguation) Percey F. Smith (1867–1956), American mathematician Percy Spencer (1894–1970), American engineer...
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to efficiently heat up water molecules. American electrical engineer Percy Spencer is generally credited with developing and patenting the world's first...
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cooking strategy. The microwave as a cooking tool was discovered by Percy Spencer in 1946, and with help from engineers, the microwave oven was patented...
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Henry Algernon Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland, KG (13 January 1477 – 19 May 1527) was an English nobleman and a member of the courts of both Kings...
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Penn and Teller magic show. The microwave oven. Raytheon scientist Percy Spencer first patented the idea behind it after noticing that emissions from...
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Percival Spencer (born 24 February 1975) is a former Jamaican sprinter, who specialised in the 100 and 200 meters. He was the 1997 Jamaica National Champion...
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of World War II military production contracts. In 1945, Raytheon's Percy Spencer invented the microwave oven by discovering that the magnetron could...
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eventually lead to the development of the microwave oven in 1946 by Percy Spencer. In 1934, the British military began to make strides toward radar (which...
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June 1954 Spencer and the Hon. Frances Ruth Roche, the younger daughter of the 4th Baron Fermoy, were married in Westminster Abbey by Percy Herbert, Bishop...
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420). The first use of popping corn kernals was when Raytheon engineer Percy Spencer further tested his observation of a nut candy bar melting in his pocket...
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of World War II military production contracts. In 1945, Raytheon's Percy Spencer invented the microwave oven by discovering that the magnetron could...
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Lord Ivor Charles Spencer-Churchill (14 October 1898 – 17 September 1956) was a British aristocrat, soldier, and art collector. He was the younger son...
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distributed-feedback lasers Mehmet Soyuer Design of high-frequency integrated circuits Percy Spencer Microwave oven Frank J. Sprague 'Father' of electric traction Chauncey...
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aviation pioneer and businessman Percival Spencer (athlete) (born 1975), Jamaican sprinter Percy Spencer (1894–1970), American engineer and inventor...
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demonstrated cooking meals with a 60 MHz radio transmitter. In 1945 Percy Spencer, an engineer working on radar at Raytheon, noticed that microwave radiation...
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Henry Percy was born about 1502, the eldest son of Henry Algernon Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland, by Catherine, daughter of Sir Robert Spencer. Through...
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retired NFL tight end, plated for ten teams across an eight-season career Percy Spencer (1894–1970), engineer and inventor of the microwave oven Located in...
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Robert Spencer died shortly before 1510, his will having been proved on 12 April 1510. The arms of "Spencer of Spencer Combe" as quartered by the Percy Earls...
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Marine Corps” with Top Gun and other films. Tom Hanks Steven Spielberg Percy Spencer Kerrigan, Evans E. (1971). American War Medals and Decorations. Viking...
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R. Jayewardene, together with then Australian Foreign Minister Sir Percy Spencer, proposed the Colombo Plan at the Commonwealth Foreign Minister's Conference...
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Electric chair Igor Spassky (1926–2024), Russia – Sea Launch platform Percy Spencer (1894–1970), U.S. – microwave oven Elmer Ambrose Sperry (1860–1930)...
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Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (also known as Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters and Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters) is a 2013 fantasy...
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The Percy family is an ancient English noble family. They were among the oldest and most powerful noble families in Northern England for much of the Middle...
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the second son of Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland by his wife Lady Catherine Spencer. His elder brother Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland...
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List of characters in mythology novels by Rick Riordan (redirect from Annabeth Chase (Percy Jackson))
the property but was talked about. Co-written with Mark Oshiro. Perseus "Percy" Jackson is a demigod, son of the mortal, twin brother to gabriela jackson(more...
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2010–2011. Percy Pig Percy Pigs is a popular brand of pig-shaped raspberry-flavoured confectionery made under licence in Germany for Marks & Spencer. The sweets...
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Octavia Lenora Spencer (born May 25, 1970) is an American actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy...
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Alexandra David-Néel, Belgian-French explorer and activist (b. 1868) 1970 – Percy Spencer, American engineer, invented the microwave oven (b. 1894) 1974 – Wolfgang...
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