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Microwave ovens are everywhere, and at the heart of them is a magnetron — a device that creates microwaves. [DiodeGoneWild] tore one apart to show us what was inside and how it works.

Magnetrons cause electric charges to oscillate and emit microwaves — a more powerful form of radiation than the radio waves previously used for radar defences. The post-war period saw a ...

“One such piece of equipment was the compact cavity magnetron, a high-powered vacuum tube that generates microwaves.” His work on the magnetron, which vastly improved radar ...

Relativistic magnetron technology is an advanced field focused on the development of high-power microwave (HPM) sources. These devices utilize relativistic electron beams in conjunction with ...

Clearly, as your bog standard microwave oven can only handle at most one kilowatt; the ‘oven’ needed a bit of an upgrade. A 16 kW water-cooled magnetron. Why not over-drive it to 20 kW for fun?

One day while working near the magnetrons that produced microwaves, Spencer noticed a peanut butter candy bar in his pocket had begun to melt - shortly after, the microwave oven was born.