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BHM Highlight: Lonnie G Johnson, Air Force engineer and inventor of the Super Soaker
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Throughout Black History Month the Liberty Science Center blog is highlighting African American scientists to continue our mission of getting learners of all ages excited about the power, promise, and pure fun of science and technology.
There are maybe three inventions I have that I rank as my top inventions that I’m most proud of. The robot I built in high school, the memory-protected circuitry for the Galileo, and the Super Soaker. -Lonnie G. Johnson
Lonnie George Johnson was born on October 6, 1949 in Mobile, Alabama. His father was a WWII veteran who worked at a nearby Air Force base as a civilian driver and Lonnie’s mother worked as a nurse’s aide. Due to financial restraints, Johnson’s father, a skilled handyman, taught his children how to build their own toys. Johnson became fascinated with how things operated. Much to the dismay of his family, he would pull apart his sister’s dolls to see how the eyes closed, installed a lawn mower motor into
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Lonnie Johnson (inventor)
American inventor (born 1949)
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Lonnie George Johnson (born October 6, 1949) is an American inventor, aerospace engineer, and entrepreneur, best known for inventing the bestselling Super Soaker water gun in 1989. He was formerly employed at the U.S. Air Force and NASA, where he worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.[2]
Early life
Johnson was born in Mobile, Alabama on October, 6th 1949.[3] His mother, who finished high school, worked as a nurse's aide and his father, who didn't finish high school, was a World War II veteran. He had 5 siblings. His father explained the basic principles of electricity to Johnson at an early age.[4] Stating that he "always liked to tinker with things," Johnson earned the nickname "the Professor" from kids in the neighborhood.[4] He once "tore up his sister's baby doll to see what made her eyes close".[2] He also tried to cook up rocket fuel in a saucepan but in doing so almost burned down the house.
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Lonnie has the power to fuse water and physical combat. When not fighting crime Lonnie is an inventor and engineer.
Lonnie worked on the stealth bomber program. You will find a drawing of the plane on his chest.
During his time at NASA, Lonnie worked on a project, that developed the nuclear power source for the Galileo mission to Jupiter. Jupiter features in the background of this drawing.
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