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The microwave was originally invented to reanimate -- that is, bring back to life -- small frozen animals... and it worked. But, they soon discovered this would
by jb1991 2y ago
The microwave was originally invented to reanimate -- that is, bring back to life -- small frozen animals... and it worked. But, they soon discovered this would not work on humans primarily due to the size. In other words, size does matter. They eventually found another application for the microwave, which now sits in most kitchens.
- knome 2y agoThe microwave was invented after a tech noticed a radar they were working on melting a candy bar in their pocket. It was initially aimed at food preparation.
- jecel 2y agoBoth stories are true as the microwave oven was invented twice independently.
- peterfirefly 2y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tdiKTSdE9Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tdiKTSdE9Y "A hamster is an acceptable size." https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.1956.0054 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.1956.005... "Studies on golden hamsters during cooling to and rewarming from body temperatures below 0° C. III. Biophysical aspects and general discussion"
- daedrdev 2y agoI'm pretty sure someone did experiments with a microwave trying to reanimate life but that was well after it was invented.
- peterfirefly 2y agoLovelock's version (for reanimating frozen hamsters) was almost certainly the first desktop version. The earlier commercial microwave ovens were huge.
- jb1991 2y agoHere is an interview with the inventor of the microwave: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2tdiKTSdE9Y https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2tdiKTSdE9Y