What is Percy Spencer?
'''Percy LeBaron Spencer''' (July 9, 1894 – September 8, 1970) was an [[Americans|American]] [[engineering|engineer]] and [[inventor]]. He was the inventor the [[microwave oven]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Inventors Hall of Fame|url=http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/136.html|accessdate=30 November 2012|archive-date=5 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105180047/http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/136.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Spencer was born in [[Maine]]. He invented the microwave by accident when a [[chocolate bar]] his pocket melted when he was performing an experiment. ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Spencer, Percy}} [[Category:1894 births]] [[Category:1970 deaths]] [[Category:American inventors]]