Today,
it is a gift to those who spends their lifetime just by cooking in the kitchen. Yes!
It is Microwave Oven, a kitchen
appliance, founded by Percy Spencer.
Percy
Spencer, once again, like any other inventor, was born in America in the year
1894. It is obvious that great achievers
are from the bottom of life. Yes, Percy
was born in a poor family. He lost his
father in his young age. To take of his
family, he was forced to work. He joined
as an electrician in a paper company when he was just twelve.
In
1912, the year when the great ship ‘Titanic’ submerged, the message was conveyed
through wireless telegram. When heard
about the usage of wireless telegram, Percy was interested to learn the
technology.
Later,
during the First World War, Percy Spencer was entrusted to look after the
production of the machines for sending messages wirelessly. In the year 1920, he joined another company,
producing Radars.
In
1941, he was entrusted to look after the production of the sub product of
Radars, Magnetron. This sub product
helps to create radio signals by which Radars work. By his hard work, Percy was able to produce
more than 2000 machines whereas the average capacity was only 17 in those
days. He spent most of his time in the
factory so he had no time even to have lunch.
So he stored chocolates in his pockets and ate them whenever he was
hungry.
One
day in the year 1945, as usually he was testing a Magnetron. The chocolate in his pockets melted in a few
seconds. He was thinking about this
incident and kept a corn that burst all around there. Finally, he found that the radio signals
coming from the Magnetron was the cause for this.
That’s
how he invented the Microwave Oven that helps to cook things faster. Percy Spencer was died in the year 1970.
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