We all use microwaves, but how do they work? Where did they come from? We'll explore the origins of these common household appliances and some fun ways to use them that you might not have explored (no explosions required).
 
Sources and Further Reading
<a href="https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/snapshot/microwave-oven#:~:text=Microwave%20Oven%2C%201976&text=Percy%20Spencer%20developed%20and%20patented,weighing%20more%20than%20750%20pounds." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Smithsonian | Microwave Oven</a>
<a href="https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/percy-spencer#:~:text=Following%20the%20war%2C%20Spencer%20was,experiment%20with%20un%2Dpopped%20popcorn." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">MIT | Percy Spencer</a>
<a href="https://www.britannica.com/story/how-do-microwaves-work" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Brittannica | How Microwaves Work</a>
<a href="https://www.rd.com/list/microwave-mistakes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Reader's Digest | Microwave Mistakes</a>
<a href="https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/the-reason-you-should-microwave-popcorn-this-side-up/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Taste of Home | Microwave Popcorn</a>
<a href="https://www.fda.gov/radiation-emitting-products/resources-you-radiation-emitting-products/microwave-ovens#Have_Radiation_Injuries_Resulted_from_Microwave_Ovens_" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">FDA | Microwave Ovens</a>
 
Music by <a href="<a href=">⁠lvymusic⁠</a> from <a href="<a href=">⁠Pixabay⁠</a>.

We all use microwaves, but how do they work? Where did they come from? We'll explore the origins of these common household appliances and some fun ways to use them that you might not have explored (no explosions required). Sources and Further Reading Smithsonian | Microwave Oven MIT | Percy Spencer Brittannica | How Microwaves Work Reader's Digest | Microwave Mistakes Taste of Home | Microwave Popcorn FDA | Microwave Ovens Music by ⁠lvymusic⁠ from ⁠Pixabay⁠.

We all use microwaves, but how do they work? Where did they come from? We'll explore the origins of these common household appliances and some fun ways to use them that you might not have explored (no explosions required).
 
Sources and Further Reading
<a href="https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/snapshot/microwave-oven#:~:text=Microwave%20Oven%2C%201976&amp;text=Percy%20Spencer%20developed%20and%20patented,weighing%20more%20than%20750%20pounds." rel="noopener noreferrer">Smithsonian | Microwave Oven</a>
<a href="https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/percy-spencer#:~:text=Following%20the%20war%2C%20Spencer%20was,experiment%20with%20un%2Dpopped%20popcorn." rel="noopener noreferrer">MIT | Percy Spencer</a>
<a href="https://www.britannica.com/story/how-do-microwaves-work" rel="noopener noreferrer">Brittannica | How Microwaves Work</a>
<a href="https://www.rd.com/list/microwave-mistakes/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reader's Digest | Microwave Mistakes</a>
<a href="https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/the-reason-you-should-microwave-popcorn-this-side-up/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Taste of Home | Microwave Popcorn</a>
<a href="https://www.fda.gov/radiation-emitting-products/resources-you-radiation-emitting-products/microwave-ovens#Have_Radiation_Injuries_Resulted_from_Microwave_Ovens_" rel="noopener noreferrer">FDA | Microwave Ovens</a>
 
Music by <a href="<a href=" rel="noopener noreferrer">⁠lvymusic⁠</a> from <a href="<a href=" rel="noopener noreferrer">⁠Pixabay⁠</a>.

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