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The Orphan Who Didn't Finish Grammar School Who Gave the World the Microwave Oven and Awesomer Radar

For those interested, please go check out our extremely well reviewed BrainFood Show podcast: https://www.brainfood.fm/ and Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw In the video today, we're looking at the fascinating story of the guy who invented the Microwave Oven and how he came to do it, as well as some fascinating things about how the Microwave actually works and why you're generally advised to not stick metal in it despite the microwave itself being made of metal on the inside. If you'd like the text version of this and references, you can find that here: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/08/the-microwave-oven-was-invented-by-accident-by-a-man-who-was-orphaned-and-never-finished-grammar-school/

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  • Originally Aired June 19, 2020
  • Runtime 12 minutes
  • Production Code Neo1wp0CtmM
  • Created September 19, 2020 by
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