The Invention of Microwave oven
The dull incandescent lamp. The turning glass plate. The murmuring that ends in a "Blare." Today the sights, sounds, and scents of the microwave are promptly recognizable to most Americans. There's a microwave in 90% of American homes, and they're warming everything from popcorn to pork skins in a rush. ➡ You love strange innovations. We do as well. We should geek out over them together. The microwave is cherished for its speed and usability. Yet, what you probably won't think about this essential kitchen apparatus is the point at which the microwave was designed. The genuine story is that it was concocted completely coincidentally one decisive day over 70 years prior, when a Raytheon engineer named Percy Spencer was trying a military-grade magnetron and unexpectedly understood his tidbit had softened. The Knack Spencer was no shy guinea pig. "Gramps was noisy, needed to get everything going consistently," the creator's grandson George "Po...