Emma Decker

By mollylewis

  • original use

    The microwave was original used to detect enemy ships and air crafts by military.

  • Trying it on food!

    Percy Spencer notices a candy bar melting in his pocket while operating the magnetron tube and experiments further with corn kernels

  • The first commerical microwave

    Sold to restaurants, large canteens, and ships. It weighed more then 750 pounds and was near 6ft tall. sold for about $5000

  • First counter top microwaves

    Countertop microwaves were finally available for home use in 1967 and sold by Amana brand for just under $500.

  • When they became popular

    Residential microwaves climbed in popularity throughout the 1970s and, by 1986, roughly one in four American homes owned a microwave oven. By 1997, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that nine of every ten American homes had a microwave.

  • Better tech cheaper price

    Tech started to develop and ways to make the microwave became easier and faster, making the microwave become cheaper in the process.

  • More people are starting to buy them

    Now about 25% of American homes own a microwave

  • EVEN MORE!

    Now 90% of American homes own a microwave