Project ID: 805

DescriptionHistory of microwave generators and invention of cavity magnetron used for radar in WW II. What is Heat? What causes substances to rise in temperature? Infra-red radiation and radiofrequency/dielectric heating. How microwave ovens work with a short video looking at a modern microwave oven.
TopicsScience
Technology
Talks
TypeU3A-led research (not an SLP)
U3A
Year started2018
Source of referenceTalk given at the U3A Science Network Meeting, Nottingham, 2018
NotesThis Speaker is no longer a member of the U3A