Ask anyone to imagine a microwave oven, and I bet no one would picture a skulking behemoth the size of a fridge—only heavier. But that was exactly what the very first microwaves looked like. The first ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Here’s a little case of don’t hurt the messenger: When microwave ovens first went on sale back in 1955, they were marketed toward women. Because, you know, the women did the ...

She was built like a Buick Special: encased in burnished chrome, adorned with a mesh grill, her red-studded knobs gleaming like taillights at the drive-in. The 1955 Tappan microwave oven, one of ...

A microwave oven is a kitchen appliance that is in nearly every U.S. home — 90 percent of households have one, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. With the touch of a couple of buttons, ...

Soon after my mom and dad had their first kid (my older sister), they purchased their very first microwave. It was a big deal. This was the late 1970s, and microwaves had just started being ...