Radarange

Amana, now owned by Whirlpool but once a subsidiary of the Raytheon Company, introduced the first countertop microwave oven, called the Radarange shown, in 1967.

Spencer’s gift to consumers: the microwave oven 2007

Amana, now owned by Whirlpool but once a subsidiary of the Raytheon Company, introduced the first countertop microwave oven, called the Radarange (shown), in 1967.

Spencer’s gift to consumers: the microwave oven 2007

Two years later came "Radarange," the world's first microwave oven; Raytheon came out with a commercial model in 1967.

Revolutionary Inventions For House And Home Saabira Chaudhuri 2006

The 1947 Radarange was a whopping six feet tall, weighed nearly 750 pounds, and required its own 220 volt electrical line and a dedicated water line for the cooling tube.

The History of Microwave Cooking | Impact Lab 2010

The event that would result in the creation of the Radarange occurred in the 1940s, when Raytheon engineer Percy L. Spencer, standing near a magnetron, realized a chocolate bar in his pocket had begun to melt.

Spencer’s gift to consumers: the microwave oven 2007

The event that would result in the creation of the Radarange occurred in the 1940s, when Raytheon engineer Percy L.

Spencer’s gift to consumers: the microwave oven 2007

The Radarange was as large as a refrigerator, but heavier.

Wired Top Stories Priya Ganapati 2010

A Studebaker subsidiary called Franklin Manufacturing had been making magnetrons and selling microwave ovens similar to the Radarange .

Wired Top Stories Priya Ganapati 2010

Two years later, it built Radarange, the first microwave oven in the world.

Wired Top Stories Priya Ganapati 2010

When the first Radarange microwave oven launched in 1947 a new day dawned in respect to home cuisine.

Pocket-lint Ben Crompton 2010