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- Key People:
- William Webster Hansen
- Ernst Weber
- Robert H. Dicke
- Related Topics:
- radar
- cosmic microwave background
- maser
- microwave oven
- klystron
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See all videos for this articlemicrowave, electromagnetic radiation having a frequency within the range of 1 gigahertz to 1 terahertz (109–1012 cycles per second) and a wavelength between 1 mm and 1 m.