Project ID | 805 |
Description | History 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. |
Topic | Science Technology Talks |
Type | U3A-led research (not an SLP) |
U3A | None |
Organization/partner | None |
Year started | 2018 |
Source of reference | Talk given at the U3A Science Network
Meeting, Nottingham, 2018 |
Output | None known |
Document | None |
Notes | This Speaker is no longer a member of the U3A |