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Percy Spencer, an American engineer, discovered the possibility of creating a microwave oven somewhat by accident when he noticed a candy bar melting while building a magnetron for Raytheon during an experiment with electromagnetic radiation. TRANSISTOR (1947)
Der amerikanische Ingenieur Percy Spencer entdeckte mehr oder weniger zufällig den Mikrowellenherd, als er während des Baus eines Magnetrons für den Raytheon-Konzern bemerkte, wie ein Schokoriegel in seiner Tasche zu schmelzen begann. TRANSISTOR (1947)
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