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Percy Spencer's work with radar equipment led to this appliance that heats food using electromagnetic waves.

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Your new ahaThe Microwave Oven

Percy Spencer discovered microwave cooking by accident after a candy bar melted in his pocket near radar equipment. Source: Microwave oven ↗

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