The Microwave

The Microwave

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Perhaps the most (0) useful (use) and convenient of all domestic appliances is the microwave oven. You do not need to be a (1) __SKILLED___ (skill) cook or a (2) __TECHNOLOGICAL__ (technology) genius to operate one, and you can produce extremely (3) ___TASTEFUL___ (taste) meals at the touch of a button. Many of us would now feel rather (4) _HELPER____ (help) and unable to cope without one. The man we have to thank for this modern cooking miracle is (5) __INVENTIVE_ (invent), Percy LeBaron Spencer, who manufactured the Radar Range oven for industrial use in 1945.

Ten years (6) ___LATER__ (late) the first domestic microwave made its (7) _APPEARENCE__ (appear). This rather bulky contraption needed an (8) _ELECTRICAL_ (electric) and a plumber to install it. and was the same size as a fridge. At over $1,000 in 1955, it was not immediately (9) __SUCCESSFUL__ (success). Not until 1967, when the countertop model became (10) __WIDER__ (wide) available, did sales start to improve.

0. useful

1. SKILLED

2.TECHNOLOGICAL

3. TASTEFUL

4.HELPER

5.INVENTIVE

6. LATER

7.APPEARENCE

8.ELECTRICAL

9. SUCCESSFUL

10.WIDER