Who Was The Inventor Of The Microwave?

The microwave oven was invented as an accidental by-product of war-time research. It was invented in 1945 by self taught Raytheon Engineer Percy Spencer, who was using an using a device called a magnetron. On October 8, 1945 Raytheon filed a U.S. Patent for Spencer's microwave cooking process. In 1967, Amana, a division of Raytheon, introduced its domestic Radarange microwave oven, marking the beginning of the use of microwave ovens in home kitchens.
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