According to legend, in 1945 an engineer by the name of Perry Spencer was working in front of an active radar installation. As he was working, he noted that a candy bar that he had in his shirt pocket started to melt.

His investigation into the phenomenon resulted in a new technology that has radically change how we cook and live.

Learn more about microwaves, how they were invented, and how they work, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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