smallappsIn 1945, a self-taught engineer named Percy Spencer was working on radar technology for the Raytheon company when he noticed something peculiar. The chocolate bar in his pocket had melted into a gooey mess. The …
The Drawer Revolution: How 75 Years of Microwave History Led to Your Kitchen Island
Picture this: Boston, 1947. A restaurant kitchen, bustling with the energy of post-war optimism, makes way for a new arrival. It’s not a chef, but a machine—a beige metal behemoth standing nearly six feet tall …