Microwaves: Then, Now, and the Future

Microwave ovens were once though of as evil and cancer causing. That view has changed dramatically as the microwave went from an experiment, to what we know today, and will continue to advance years into the future. The purpose of this paper is to give some insight into the past, present, and future of the little box that cooks our food oh-so-quickly - the microwave oven.
The technology used in making the first microwave was accidentally discovered in 1945 by a man named Dr. Percy Spencer. Spencer was working with a vacuum tube, known as the magnetron. During the experiments with the m…