Triturus vulgaris. Common newts are olive green or pale brown with a bright orange, black spotted underside. In the breeding season males develop a wavy crest from their heads to their tails. They are widespread throughout mainland Britain.Common newts are nocturnal and spend the day hiding under large stones or compost heaps.n the breeding season males develop a wavy crest from their heads to their tails. They are widespread throughout mainland Britain. Common newts are nocturnal and spend the day hiding under large stones or compost heaps.
On October 8, 1945 Raytheon filed a U.S. patent for Spencerâs microwave cooking process, and a prototype was developed for testing. It was almost six feet tall, weighed 670 pounds, and sold for the equivalent of $20,000 in todayâs dollars.
On June 30, 1896, William Hadaway was issued the first patent for an electric oven. In 1910, William Hadaway went on to design the first toaster made by Westinghouse, a horizontal combination toaster-cooker. One major improvement in electric ovens was the invention of resistor heating coils, a familar design in ovens also seen in hotplates.