1 Percy LeBaron Spencer - Inventor of the Microwave Oven During World War II scientists invented the magnetron. This tube that produced microwaves was installed into British radar systems in order to detect oncoming war planes. Years later, Percy LeBaron Spencer discovered that radar waves had melted a candy bar in his pocket, thus giving him the idea to use this type of technology for cooking food. The first microwaves to go on the market were 1161 Radarange, which were produced in 1954. These microwaves were really only made for commercial use, as they were heavy and expensive. The first design of microwave was about the size and weight of a refrigerator. It was not until the year 1967 that domestic microwaves were first marketed by Amana, a division of the company, Raytheon. Due to the expense of the product it was a slow …show more content…
Not only is the light bulb gone but so is the reasonable price. In 2007 an Easy Bake Oven would set daddy back $29.99. The new model, with its regulatory enhanced price, will cost this years cash strapped Christmas shopper $49.99. This is the real tale. When government intervenes it distorts. Government regulation has caused a 67% increase in the price of a daughter’s love. How many other things have been altered, for the worse, by government intervention and regulation? It is not an accident that unemployment grows as regulation and intervention increases. It is not an accident that as regulation and intervention increases thatbusiness move facilities off shore. The simple pleasure of partly cooked brownies proudly presented by an adorable eight year old daughter to her equally proud and loving daddy is subjected to the obnoxious intervention of the government. If the government has reached into our most cherished memories and distorted them, how can anyone doubt that the same intervention doesn’t twist and pervert the whole