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first microwave ovenThe microwave oven was invented by mistake
when an engineer, by the name of Percy LeBaron Spencer, noticed
that the radiation from a magnetron tube he is testing melted
the chocolate bar he had in his pocket.  During World War II,
Spencer was one of the leading experts in radar tube design
working for Raytheon, a weapons and military  electronics
contractor associated with the American Department of Defense.
He headed the division tasked to develop and produce combat
radar equipment for M.I.T.’s Radiation Laboratory.  while
building magnetrons one day, Spencer noticed the candy bar he
had in his pocket had melted while he was standing in front of
an active radar set. Intrigued, he investigated on what caused
the candy bar to melt. He experimented with food, including
popcorn kernels, which became the world’s first microwaved
popcorn.  Spencer then took a kettle and cut a hole on its
side.  He placed a whole egg in the kettle