Faster! Humanity's Quest to Save Time — Season 1, Episode 5: Episode 5 - The Microwave
Documentary • 42 min • 1 season, 8 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
Discovered by accident in 1946, the microwave oven revolutionized kitchens and today is one of the most ubiquitous household appliances in the world. But the technology behind it is about so much more than popping popcorn.
About Faster! Humanity's Quest to Save Time
Explores the scientific, social, economic and environmental consequences of supposedly time-saving inventions, ideas and objects. Throughout a lifetime, the minutes that are actually lost or saved can add up to days, weeks, months or even years.