Friday, August 06, 2004
A writer for Popular Science gave up all technology that was invented after 1954 for this story.
Fun fact: The first commercial microwave hit the market in 1947, but like many early versions of now-ubiquitous items, they were gigantic (5 1/2 feet tall, 750 pounds) and expensive (up to $5,000). In the late '60s, prices dropped, and by 1976 microwaves were more popular than dishwashers.
Fun fact: The first commercial microwave hit the market in 1947, but like many early versions of now-ubiquitous items, they were gigantic (5 1/2 feet tall, 750 pounds) and expensive (up to $5,000). In the late '60s, prices dropped, and by 1976 microwaves were more popular than dishwashers.
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