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What kitchen appliance was invented after an engineer's chocolate bar melted in his pocket near a radar machine in 1945?
Answer
Microwave oven
The heat from the radar equipment's microwave radiation melted the chocolate, prompting engineer Percy Spencer to investigate and eventually develop the microwave oven at Raytheon.
💡 Did you know?
The microwave oven was invented by accident when a researcher's chocolate bar melted in his pocket near a radar machine in 1945.
Other options people guess
- Toaster oven
- Convection oven
- Electric skillet
Topics
- inventions
- technology
- 20th-century
- accidental-discoveries
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