The invention of the common household cooking device known as the Microwave Oven was an accidental discovery by whom? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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The invention of the common household cooking device known as the Microwave Oven was an accidental discovery by whom?
A. Thomas Edison
B. Percy Spencer
C. Robert Watson-Watt
D. Theodore Maiman
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Spencer noticed a candy bar melted in his pocket in 1945 while standing near an active military radar magnetron vacuum tube.
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