Percy Spencer

Percy Spencer
Born
Percy LeBaron Spencer

(1894-07-19)July 19, 1894
Howland, Maine, U.S.
DiedSeptember 8, 1970(1970-09-08) (aged 76)
Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting placeNewton Cemetery, Newton, Massachusetts
EducationUnited States Navy
Occupations
  • Physicist
  • inventor
  • electrical engineer
EmployerRaytheon
Known forInventor of microwave oven
Spouses
  • Louise Spencer
  • Lillian Ottenheimer Spencer
Children3

Percy LeBaron Spencer (July 19, 1894 – September 8, 1970) was an American physicist, electrical engineer and inventor who became known as the inventor of the microwave oven.[1]

  1. ^ "Inventors Hall of Fame". Retrieved November 30, 2012.