The Microwave – Percy L. Spencer Percy Spencer, an engineer at Raytheon after his WWI stint in the Navy, was known as an electronics genius. In 1945, Spencer was fiddling with a microwave-emitting magnetron — used in the guts of radar arrays — when he felt a strange sensation in his pants. A sizzling, even. […]
8. Daintree Rainforest, Australia – A tropical rainforest on the north east coast of Queensland, Australia. It is probably the oldest tropical rainforest on the planet, having existed continuously for the past 110 million years. This rainforest has a wide range of animals including kangaroos, wallabies and platypuses Loading…
