Percy Spencer Percy Spencer Percy Lebaron Spencer (July 19, 1894 – September 8, 1970) was an American physicist and inventor. He became known as the inventor of the microwave oven. Spencer was born in Howland, Maine. Eighteen months later, Spencer's father died, and his mother soon left him in the care of his aunt and uncle. His uncle then died when Spencer was just seven years old. Spencer subsequently left grammar school to earn money to support himself and his aunt. From the ages of twelve to sixteen, he worked from sunrise to sunset at a spool mill. At the later age,
Inspector Gadget game based on the series, "" was eventually released on the PC in 1990 by a company called Azeroth. An LCD Electronic "Inspector Gadget" developed by Bandai was released in 1984. An NES game was planned for release by Hudson Soft, but was quietly cancelled. Instead, Hudson released an SNES game in 1993 simply called "Inspector Gadget". The game features a rare glimpse of Dr. Claw's face. Years later, Ubisoft released "" for the PlayStation and "", for the Game Boy Color. DreamCatcher Interactive and Magic Pockets released another game, "" for Game Boy Advance. Light and Shadow Productions also