Together with Masao Kotani of the University of Tokyo, he developed a theory
of magnetrons — devices used in radar systems for generating electromagnetic waves — for the navy.
«I can sinter the soil to a foot deep with the first set
of magnetrons, then have a second set that melts the top two inches into glass,» he says.
I found that the best configuration was to put one beaker to the right (in front
of the magnetron's waveguide) and one in the back right corner.
Not exact matches
Taylor found he could melt a pile
of lunar soil in 10 to 20 seconds.Then he focused a single
magnetron on another sample: «With 50 watts
of energy I took a one - centimeter block
of lunar soil to 1700 degrees Celsius (3100 degrees F) in 10 seconds,» he says.
Years later Tomonaga and Schwinger were to note astonishing parallels in their careers: both had worked on radar, wave propagation and
magnetrons as part
of their respective war efforts, and both used Heisenberg's theory to solve the same problem.
``... I must throw out my microwave oven, since it violates the second law
of thermodynamics, it being impossible for microwaves from a cold cavity
magnetron to make a hot liquid even hotter.