<p>This week we're looking at the micro machine that's been making waves since 1945. Invented by accident, the microwave oven has gone from an expensive giant of an appliance to an everyday essential.  But how does this everyday tech actually work?</p>

This week we're looking at the micro machine that's been making waves since 1945. Invented by accident, the microwave oven has gone from an expensive giant of an appliance to an everyday essential. But how does this everyday tech actually work?

146: The science of appliances - the microwave

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Join us for this two-minute podcast where we explore a different scientific concept each week. Did you know that a Scottish mountain helped measure the weight of the Earth, or that octopuses are amazing escape artists? Discover what it was like for cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin to be the first to launch into space and listen to some inspiring stories from people working in science today. What else will you discover with a Spark of Science? Get in touch on twitter @gsc1 or visit https://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/the-spark-magazine

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