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"The Greatest Discovery Since Fire"

"Many of us have heard how a Raytheon engineer walked past a microwave tube one day, noticed that a candy bar in his pocket had melted, and was struck with the idea of using microwaves to cook food." This article discusses the "years, ...

http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/it/2005/4/2005_4_48.shtml

Microwave Ovens

This site explains how microwave ovens cook food by heating water molecules. "The microwave oven generates electromagnetic waves (called microwaves) which makes water move. This motion leads to friction, and friction leads to heating." Incl ...

http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/microwaves/

Microwave Oven Radiation

Information about the safety of microwave oven radiation. Microwaves are "of a form of 'electromagnetic' radiation." Issues addressed include leakage of radiation, an overview of microwave oven safety standards, and tips on safe microwave o ...

http://www.fda.gov/Radiation-EmittingProducts/ResourcesforYouRadiationEmittingProducts/ucm252762.htm

Plastics and the Microwave

This brief article discusses consumer concerns about the safety of using plastics in microwave ovens. Topics include plastics regulated by the FDA, diethylhexyl adipate (DEHA, a chemical added to plastic to make it flexible), use of microwave-safe pl ...

http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/602_plastic.html

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