by: Bill Robertson
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Elementary Middle School
General Science Physical Science Professional Learning
Type Journal ArticlePub Date 12/1/2014Stock # sc14_052_04_62Volume 052Issue 04
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How Did the Idea of a Microwave Come About?
As usual, Bill Robertson (author of this article) had me chuckling after reading his article. He gives many examples of standard units of measurement and how they came about. The main idea... See More
As usual, Bill Robertson (author of this article) had me chuckling after reading his article. He gives many examples of standard units of measurement and how they came about. The main idea is that scientists must have the same units of measurement or they could not collaborate with other scientists around the world. Read to the end of the article to find out how microwave ovens supposedly came about!!
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