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	Percy Spencer - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Percy Lebaron Spencer (July 9, 1894 - September 8, 1970), an American, was the inventor of the microwave oven.
		Spencer was born in Howland, Maine, orphaned at a young age, and raised by his aunt and uncle.
		In 1941, magnetrons, which were used to generate the microwave radio signals that are the core mechanism of radar, were being made at the rate of 17 per day at Raytheon.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Percy_Spencer (261 words)

	Percy Spencer - Wikipedia, den fria encyklopedin
		Percy Spencer, född 9 juli 1894, död 8 september 1970, är uppfinnaren bakom mikrovågsugnen, när han en dag gick fram till en magnetron så märkte han att godis i hans ficka smälte.
		Spencer blev genast intresserad och började experimentera, han lade t.ex några majskorn vid magnetronen, och resultatet blev popcorn.
		Spencer sökte patent på sin uppfinning, och den första kommersiella mikrovågsugnen producerades av Raytheon år 1947.
	sv.wikipedia.org /wiki/Percy_Spencer (143 words)

	Search Encyclopedia.com
		Percy, Sir Henry Percy, Sir Henry, 1366-1403, English nobleman, called Hotspur or Henry Hotspur; son of Henry Percy, 1st earl of Northumberland.
		Spencer, Sir Stanley Spencer, Sir Stanley, 1891-1959, English painter.
		Worcester, Thomas Percy, earl of Worcester, Thomas Percy, earl ofwoos´ter, c.1344-1403, English nobleman; brother of Henry Percy, 1st earl of Northumberland.
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=Percy+Spencer (490 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The story is typical of Percy Spencer's direct, homey approach, which he brings even to the miracle world of modern electronics.
		When Spencer found out the man was bald, he said, "Come with me." At the office of Raytheon president Charles Francis Adams, he flung open the door on the startled Adams, who is as bald as his great-great-grandfather, the second President of the United States, and his great-grandfather, the sixth U. President.
		For Percy Spencer, the orphan who never went beyond grammar school, has amply demonstrated that nothing is beyond the grasp of a man who wants to know what is going on, and who feels a sense of responsibility for doing something about it.
	members.aol.com /spencerlab/history/readdig.htm (1802 words)

	Innovation Odyssey - The Technology Trail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Spencer was involved in Raytheon's World War II defense work; in fact he was responsible for several inventions that helped the Allies in their decisive victory in Europe.
		Spencer, in one weekend, solved the problem of mass-producing the then hand-built magnetron tubes, enabling many more radar sets to be built; a decisive factor in winning the Battle of Britain.
		Spencer was the son of an itinerant mill worker in Maine.
	www.innovationodyssey.com /radar.htm (355 words)

	Percy Spencer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Percy Lebaron Spencer (July 19, 1894 - September 8, 1970),an American, was the inventor of the microwave oven.
		Spencer was born in Howland, Maine, orphaned at a young age, andraised by his aunt and uncle.
		In 1941, magnetrons, which were used to generate the microwave radio signals that are the core mechanism of radar, werebeing made at the rate of 17 per day at Raytheon.
	www.therfcc.org /percy-spencer-40415.html (260 words)

	Percy Spencer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In 1941, magnetron s, which were used to generate the microwave radio signals that are the core mechanism of radar, were being made at the rate of 17 per day at Raytheon.
		Walker Percy, Das Thanatos-Syndrom Kurze Beschreibung des Romans von Walker Percy.
		Percy: The Ancient House Historical overview of the name and its application as archived by Charles Percy.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Percy_Spencer.html (550 words)

	Boston Globe
		Now that Rod Spencer is in fact a rocket scientist, he still waves both hands when greeting family, to show he hasn't exceeded the limitations of his ingenuity.
		Spencer says his system costs less, is simpler, and promises more flexibility than other products, since it is designed to readjust itself to changes in machinery.
		Because Spencer's system can be used to build a database that catalogs how different equipment in a factory has reacted in the past to different situations, the system can effectively teach itself to solve problems on its own.
	www.softslide.com /volumes/v2/t3/history/globe_rod.htm (1173 words)

	Percy Lebaron Spencer - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Spencer was born in Howland, Maine, orphaned at a young age, and...
		Percy Lebaron Spencer (July 9, 1894 - September 8, 1970), an American, was the inventor of the microwave...
		Percy Lebaron Spencer (July 9, 1894 - September 8, 1970), an American, was the inventor of the...
	www.recursion.info /re/Percy-Lebaron-Spencer (506 words)

	MICROWAVE OVEN HISTORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Spencer was joined by a curious colleague, and they both watched as the egg began to tremor and quake.
		The face of Spencer lit up with logical scientific conclusion: the melted candy bar, the popcorn, and now the exploding egg, were all attributable to exposure to low-density microwave energy.
		Spencer continued at Raytheon as a senior consultant until he died at the age of 76.
	www.expage.com /microwavehistory (701 words)

	Percy Spencer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He never graduated from grammar school, but went to work in a mill at age 12, before joining the U.S. Navy in 1912 to learn wireless telegraphy.
		He received 300 patents during his career at Raytheon; a building there is named after him.
		"Percy Spencer and His Itch to Know", By Don Murray, Reader's Digest, August 1958 (posted by Rod Spencer, grandson)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Percy_Spencer (310 words)

	Patentlessons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Percy Spencer joined the navy and learned about radios in his capacity as a wireless man. Following the service he got a job at Raytheon, a manufacturer of vacuum tubes.
		At this point Percy Spencer should have invoked Thomas Edison's famous admonition: "There ain't no rules around here, we're trying to accomplish something." Spencer and Raytheon (they had the good sense to know which horse to bet on) ignored them and of course it worked.
		One day, years later, Percy Spencer walked up to an energized magnetron and noticed that a chocolate bar had gone all hot and gooey in his shirt pocket.
	www.patentlessons.com /percy%20spencer.htm (401 words)

	Percy Spencer -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Spencer was born in (Click link for more info and facts about Howland, Maine) Howland, Maine, orphaned at a young age, and raised by his aunt and uncle.
		He never graduated from grammar school, but went to work in a mill at age 12, before joining the (Click link for more info and facts about U.S. Navy) U.S. Navy in 1912 to learn (Telegraphy that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire) wireless telegraphy.
		He received 150 (An official document granting a right or privilege) patents during his career at Raytheon; a building there is named after him.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pe/percy_spencer.htm (297 words)

	The History of Popcorn Poppers
		The apparatus, which is light and strong, and weighing but 400 or 500 pounds, can be drawn readily by a boy or by a small pony to any picnic ground, fair, political rally, etc. and to many other places where a good business could be done for a day or two."
		Percy Spencer, Raytheon Manufacturing Corporation, figured out how to mass produce magnetrons which were being used to generate microwaves for use in World War II.
		Popcorn was key to many of Spencer's experiments.
	www.popcorn.org /encyclopedia/eppphish.cfm (246 words)

	John Alby "Al" Spencer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		These are excerpts from a pamphlet that was used to introduce an invention by John Alby "Al" Spencer, Brother of Percy Spencer.
		It was among the first manufactured in Cambridge at Spencer Thermostat Co. - an important part of the prehistory of Raytheon.
		Unlike a thermal element made from strip, however, the Spencer Disc is round and is dished into a concave shape.
	members.aol.com /spencerlab/history/al/al.htm (847 words)

	Encyclopedia: Percy Spencer
		July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining.
		Microwave oven A microwave oven is a kitchen appliance employing microwave radiation primarily to cook or heat food.
		A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to a person for a fixed period of time in exchange for the regulated, public disclosure of certain details of a device, method, process or substance (known as an invention) which is new, inventive and useful.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Percy-Spencer (703 words)

	Inventor of the Week: Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Shortly after the end of World War II, Percy Spencer, already known as an electronics genius and war hero, was touring one of his laboratories at the Raytheon Company.
		Spencer, who obtained 120 patents in his lifetime, knew how to apply his curiosity.
		In fact, it took decades after the invention of the microwave oven for it to be refined to a point where it would be useful to the average consumer.
	web.mit.edu /invent/iow/spencer.html (257 words)

	Microwave History - Gizmo Highway Technology Guide
		The Microwave oven improved and progressed very quickly by the 1950s the first home units hit the market and by the late 1960s counter top microwaves costing under $500 were available and with a flood of Japanese imports of cheap microwaves their were plenty of styles to choose from.
		Spencer worked at Raytheon until his death at the age of 76 in 1970.
		At the time of his death Percy Spencer held 150 patents and was also awarded a Distinguished Service Medal by the U.S. Navy, he was inducted into the inventors hall of fame in 1999.
	www.gizmohighway.com /history/microwave.htm (379 words)

	Microwave History. Brief history of the first microwave oven
		Percy Spencer of the Raytheon Corp. invented the microwave oven, the first discovery made on a research project around 1946.
		This interested Dr. Spencer, leading to another experiment where this time he placed some popcorn kernels near the tube and watched as the kernels exploded.
		Spencer had now invented what was to become the microwave oven.
	www.microwavecooking.com /Microwave_History.htm (287 words)

	Invention & Technology
		Spencer studied these reports with an eye to enhancing the Raytheon line, which desperately needed to be improved.
		Percy Spencer’s first patent for the microwave oven, which envisioned moving food through the waves on a conveyor.
		This was convenient, because Spencer said in his 1945 patent application that radiation heating works best when the wavelength is comparable to the size of the food being cooked.
	www.inventionandtechnology.com /xml/2005/4/it_2005_4_feat_4.xml (5340 words)

	Globe article - Percy Spencer's proximity fuse
		Unaware of the fuse program, Dr. Percy L. Spencer of Raytheon Co. had adapted a hearing aid tube to control his young son's flying model airplane.
		The model airplane turned, climbed and dived on signal and the Spencer boys were the envy of their friends in Newton.
		As for the model airplane, Dr. Spencer's tube is the basis for all remote control systems in model airplanes today.
	www.softslide.com /volumes/v2/t3/history/globe_gramps.htm (473 words)

	Martell Family Research Project - pafg70 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		George Oscar Spencer on 11 Jul 1911 in Moncton, New Brunswick.
		William Leander Spencer on 6 Jun 1919 in Bowling Green, Ohio.
		Percy F. Spencer in 1907 in North Adams, Mass..
	onlinehelp.bc.ca /martellfa/pafg70.htm (403 words)

	Percy Robertson ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
		Percy Robertson, The National Gallery from the Steps of St. Martin"s in the Field, 19th - 20th century
		Percy Thomas, Sailboat anchored in harbour, houses in background, 1898
		Grandma Moses is one the great icons among 20th century folk artists, and it is with great pleasure that the San Diego Museum of Art now makes her lively paintings available and accessible to our community, says the Museum’s executive director, Do...
	www.wwar.com /masters/r/robertson-percy.html (1344 words)

	CTV re Kevin Spencer
		To provide some of this "flavour", the half-hour episode of Kevin Spencer of July 31, 1999, began with scenes of the young Kevin receiving electroshock therapy from the very mean brother of his first psychiatrist who had had a nervous breakdown.
		Percy remembers her throwing a brick at a bus of "scab" workers during the last teachers’ strike.
		The dialogue between the host and the guests is meant to wind the practitioners of weird social arts to the breaking point and to set them at each other's "throats" or other accessible parts of their bodies.
	www.cbsc.ca /english/decisions/decisions/2000/000323.htm (3578 words)

	Text Site \| Out There \| Planet Science Diner \| Micro Whizz!
		Percy had placed the snack in his pocket for safe keeping – unfortunately, it was in direct line of fire of the microwave beam.
		Percy Spencer, inventor of the Microwave, cooked up popcorn, for his first experimental meal in his new baby, and the microwave oven was born.
		Whole raw eggs explode, as Percy Spencer found out whilst he was enjoying his microwaved popcorn.
	www.scienceyear.com /text_only/outthere/diner/micro_whizz (518 words)

	Invent Now \| Hall of Fame \| Search \| Inventor Profile
		Percy Spencer, while working for the Raytheon Company, discovered a more efficient way to manufacture magnetrons.
		Spencer set out to create a simpler magnetron that could be mass produced.
		Because of his accomplishments, Spencer was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by the U.S. Navy and has a building named after him at Raytheon.
	www.invent.org /hall_of_fame/136.html (221 words)

	History of the Microwave Oven (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		He was testing a new vacuum tube called a magnetron (we are searching for a picture of an actual 1946 magnetron), when he discovered that the candy bar in his pocket had melted.
		Doctor Spencer continued at Raytheon as a senior consultant until he died at the age of 76.
		Spencer held 150 patents and was considered one of the world's leading experts in the field of microwave energy, despite his lack of a high school education.
	www.upv.es /gcm/docente/history.html (1131 words)

	Food Product Design: Microwave Technology -- A Half-Century of Progress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Whatever it was, Spencer recognized the possibility of heating foods with microwave energy -- the same energy used in radar -- and invented the microwave oven.
		His patent, filed in October 1945 and granted in 1950, (U.S. patent 2,495,429) can be paraphrased as: a method of treating food by application of microwave energy, wherein the food is exposed to microwave energy within a restricted region of space and for sufficient time to cook the food to a predetermined degree.
		Percy Spencer's chance encounter with microwaves certainly was a significant step in modern cooking.
	www.foodproductdesign.com /archive/1997/0597CS.html (4565 words)

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