Addison

By mollylewis

  • cavity magnetron tube

    this is the main component to a microwave and it was originally supposed to be used to locate enemy ships and air crafts during WWII.

  • Percy Spencer made a patent

    he filed for a patent for the first microwave when he noticed that a chocolate bar had melted in his pocket while he was standing close to a cavity magnetron tube

  • The RadaRange

    This was the first commercial microwave. it was sold to restaurants, ship galleys and canteens. it was 750 pounds and 6 feet tall. This costed $5,000, which would be around $112,336 today.