How a black inventor beat the odds to create the Super Soaker — just inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame
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The inventor, from a poor family in the segregated South, also made a fortune.
The inventor, from a poor family in the segregated South, also made a fortune.
Lonnie Johnson is an American inventor and engineer, best known for inventing the Super Soaker water gun. He is the CEO and Founder at Johnson Reseach & Development and CEO of Johnson Battery Technology.