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The microwave was invented accidentally in 1945 by a self-taught engineer named Percy Spencer, who was leading a radar project for the defence giant, Raytheon. While testing a new vacuum tube called a magnetron, he discovered that a chocolate bar in his pocket had melted from the heat.

1. When were microwaves waves discovered?
2. Who is the scientist of microwaves?
3. Where was the microwave discovered?

When were microwaves waves discovered?

In 1888, Heinrich Hertz became the first to demonstrate the existence of such waves by building an apparatus that produced and detected microwaves in the ultra high frequency region.

Who is the scientist of microwaves?

On this day in 1894, Percy Spencer, the self-taught scientist who discovered the power of microwave technology, was born.

Where was the microwave discovered?

Microwave cooking oven was patented on October 8, 1945 with the one of the first prototypes placed at a Boston restaurant for testing. The first public was in January 1947 in a Speedy Weeny vending machine in Grand Central Terminal which sold freshly cooked hot dogs.