Boston Inventions That Made History 👨🏻‍🔬 Polaroid, Telephone, and Microwave Oven

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Boston is and always has been a hotbed of innovation. Some of the most significant inventions of our time have come out of our city, thanks in large part to the world-class universities like Harvard and MIT that call it home. Let me introduce you to three groundbreaking inventions, all invented by people who were born and raised in good ol’ Boston.

Polaroid Camera
Edwin Land was a physicist who invented the Polaroid camera in Boston in 1948. Land was fascinated by the science of polarizing light and discovered a way to create instant photographs using a single process. His invention revolutionized photography, allowing people to capture memories, instantly.

Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone here in 1948. Although born in Scotland, Bell spent much of his life in Boston. His invention transformed the way we communicate and paved the way for modern telecommunications.

Microwave Oven
Percy Spencer was an engineer at Raytheon when he invented the microwave oven in Boston in 1945. Spencer was working on a radar system for the military when he discovered that microwaves emitted by the radar could cook food. He then experimented with using microwaves to cook food, resulting in the invention of the microwave oven. Spencer's invention revolutionized the way we cook and eat, making meal preparation faster and more convenient than ever before.

Who’s your favorite? Do you know any other great inventors from here? Let us know in the comments!