Oven gas stove included the AGA cooker invented in 1922 by Gustaf Dalén. The first electric ovens were invented in the very late 19th century, however, like many electrical inventions destined for commercial use, mass ownership of electrical ovens could not be a reality until better and more efficient use of electricity was available. More recently, ovens have become slightly more high-tech in terms of cooking strategy. The microwave as a cooking tool was discovered by Percy Spencer in 1946, and with the help from engineers, the microwave oven was patented. The microwave oven uses microwave radiation to excite the molecules
Percy Bates he served on the Advisory Committee and the Liner Committee of the Ministry of War Transport. Bates's only child, also Percy, was killed over Germany in 1945 while serving as a Pilot Officer with the Royal Air Force. Bates suffered a heart attack in his office on 14 October 1946 and died at his home, Hinderton Hall, Neston, Cheshire, two days later. Percy Bates Sir Percy Elly Bates, 4th Baronet, GBE (12 May 1879 – 16 October 1946) was an English shipowner. Bates was born in Wavertree, Liverpool, the second son of Sir Edward Percy Bates, 2nd Baronet. He was