Imaginary Numbers and The Microwave Oven
Imaginary numbers have had a great effect whether direct or indirect on the microwave oven. Although the concept has come out of left field, there is still a plausible explanation for their influence on the microwave oven. The fact remains that complex numbers have much less direct relevance to real-world quantities than other numbers do. An imaginary number could not be used as a measurement of how much water is in a bottle, or how far a kite has traveled, or how many fingers you have. There are a few real world quantities for which complex numbers are the natural model. The strength of an electromagnetic field is one example. The field has both an electric and a magnetic component, so it takes a pair of real numbers (one for the intensity of the electric field, one for the intensity of the magnetic fi
The next morning, Dr. Spencer decided to put the magnetron tube near an egg. The rapid temperature rise within the egg was causing tremendous internal pressure. The quaking egg splattered all over the lab station. The melted candy bar, the popcorn, and now the exploding egg, were all attributable to exposure to low-density microwave energy. Therefore, if an egg can be cooked that quickly, why not other foods? Dr. Spencer made a metal box with an opening into which he fed microwave power. The energy entering the box was unable to escape, thereby creating a higher density electromagnetic field. When food was placed in the box and microwave energy fed in, the temperature of the food rose very rapidly. Dr. Spencer had invented what was to revolutionize cooking, and form the basis of a multimillion dolla
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