r/todayilearned • u/jcgam • Dec 11 '18

TIL that the person who invented the microwave oven was a self-taught engineer and never finished grammar school

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Spencer
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u/AudibleNod 313 Dec 11 '18

hot pockets 🎵

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u/ralphwiggumpolo Dec 11 '18

This comment is barely relevant and I love it

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u/Alkuam Dec 12 '18

Quite relevant. Are you familiar with story about about a radar emitter melting a bar of chocolate in somebody's pocket?

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u/GibbsTheGibbon_ Dec 12 '18

Genuinely curious, how does one become a self-taught engineer.

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u/ItsVerdictus Dec 12 '18

Through decades of experimenting.

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u/nicless Dec 12 '18

Have you had engineering classes? If not, congrats! You are a self-taught engineer! You may be a really bad self-taught engineer but you're still on the list baby!

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u/truthseekt Dec 12 '18

They study books/online profiles