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2. Percy Spencer - Wikipedia

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   Percy Spencer (July 19, 1894 – September 8, 1970) was an American physicist, electrical engineer and inventor who became known as the inventor of the microwave oven. [ 1 ] Early life

3. Electromagnetic radiation and health - Wikipedia

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   Microwave and other radio frequencies cause heating, and this can cause burns or eye damage if delivered in high intensity, [38] or hyperthermia as with any powerful heat source. Microwave ovens use this form of radiation, and have shielding to prevent it from leaking out and unintentionally heating nearby objects or people.

4. The Microwave Was Invented Utterly by Accident One Fateful ...

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   In 1947, just a year after Spencer’s snack food serendipity, the first commercial microwave oven hit the market. Called the “Radarange,” it weighed nearly 750 pounds and cost more than $2,000 .

5. Wireless device radiation and health - Wikipedia

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   The HPA also says that due to the mobile phone's adaptive power ability, a DECT cordless phone's radiation could actually exceed the radiation of a mobile phone. The HPA explains that while the DECT cordless phone's radiation has an average output power of 10 mW, it is actually in the form of 100 bursts per second of 250 mW, a strength comparable to some mobile phones.

6. Is it safe to stand in front of a microwave while it's on ...

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   Microwave ovens operate by emitting electromagnetic waves, particularly microwaves, which interact with water molecules in the food. These microwaves cause the water molecules to oscillate rapidly ...

7. Microwave oven - Wikipedia

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   Microwave oven ownership in Vietnam in 2008 was at 16% of households, versus 30% ownership of refrigerators; this rate was up significantly from 6.7% microwave oven ownership in 2002, with 14% ownership for refrigerators that year. [31] Consumer household microwave ovens usually come with a cooking power of between 600 and 1200 watts.