Did you know that a chocolate bar played role in inventing microwave ovens?
This incredible story begins with an engineer named Percy Spencer who worked for the Raytheon Corporation during World War II.
On a fateful day in 1945, Spencer was investigating a magnetron – a vacuum tube producing microwave radiation used in radar systems.
Spencer had a candy bar in his pocket.
Without warning, the chocolate began to melt.
Bemused, Spencer realized that the microwaves from the magnetron were behind this unexpected phenomenon.
Unlike in regular ovens, where heat slowly transforms from the surface inward, microwaves could heat the chocolate bar evenly throughout.
Intrigued by this "rapid heating," Spencer immediately experimented with popcorn, leading to the first ever "microwave-popped" corn.
This was the turning point that led to the inception of the ubiquitous kitchen appliance, the microwave oven.
So, next time you heat your meal in a microwave, remember the melted chocolate bar that started it all.
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