# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/percy-spencer
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:54:24.245Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/percy-spencer"
name: "Percy Spencer"
slug: "percy-spencer"
description: "Percy LaBaron Spencer was an American physicist, electrical engineer, and inventor of the microwave oven. As a boy he was twice orphaned and began work at a young age, never finishing grammar school. During the night shift, he taught himself topics such as calculus, trigonometry, physics, and chemistry, establishing a lifelong habit of self-education or \"solving my own situation\" as he called it."
tagline: "American engineer and inventor (1894–1970)"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1894-07-09"
deathDate: "1970-09-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump