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EAP 200 Additional Reading - Inventions

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  • What did he test in the laboratory?
    the magnetron
  • The magnetron weighed 750 pounds. What metric system is used here?
    Imperial System
  • Something that tracks planes is called____
    radar
  • Where did Spencer work?
    in a laboratory
  • Word that means very large
    enormous
  • What food did Spencer use after corn?
    egg
  • what did Spencer do after he saw the melted candy bar?
    experimented with other food
  • What is the biggest brand in the world right now?
    Apple
  • Who bought Pemberton's company?
    Asa Candler
  • What is the small sticky note called? (also another accidental invention)
    Post-it
  • HOw many countries is Coca Cola in?
    200
  • How many % of homes have a microwave oven now?
    80%
  • To sell something is to ______ it
    market
  • What happened to Spencer's candy bar?
    melted
  • What happened to Pemberton's invention?
    It became Coca-cola
  • Something that involves the whole world is _________
    global
  • What was Percy Spencer's job?
    engineer
  • What does the magnetron make?
    microwaves
  • What is the difference between early microwaves and today's mirowaves?
    now they are smaller
  • What was the first purpose for Pemberton's medicine?
    to cure headaches
  • HOw heavy were the first magnetrons?
    750 pounds/ 340 kilos
  • What happened to food in the magnetron?
    heat up or explode
  • What food did he experiment on after the candy?
    corn
  • How many drinks does it sell daily?
    1.6 billion
  • Dr Pemberton was a ___________
    pharmacist