In this segment from "The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation" you'll learn more about Lonnie Johnson, inventor of the Super Soaker.

You may not know Lonnie G. Johnson by name, but chances are if you have been soaked by a high-powered water gun in the past decade or two, you have Johnson to thank. Johnson, an African-American engineer, inventor and two-time Tuskegee University graduate, will share the passions and motivations behind his imaginative spirit during a public lecture on Friday, Feb. 23.

It was the star of every kid's summer arsenal in the '90s, but the Super Soaker almost never made it further than a Pasadena bathroom. We ask inventor Lonnie Johnson how perseverance paid off.

The Super Soaker was a game changer when came to squirt guns and summer fun. And you have Lonnie Johnson to thank for it.The man behind one of the most popular toys of all time is an engineer who has worked for Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Air Force, and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Lonnie Johnson langweilte sich jahrelang bei seinem NASA-Job — dann erfand er nebenbei ein Produkt, das heute jeder auf der Welt kennt.

The Super Soaker was a game changer when it came to squirt guns and summer fun. And you have Lonnie Johnson to thank for it.

For a century, there were ineffective water guns. Then came the Super Soaker.

Learn five facts about Lonnie G. Johnson, the inventor of the daddy of all water guns.

Summer’s hot sun beams down through broken clouds. Your favorite radio station serves as the day’s soundtrack. Your favorite uncle announces that the meat that …

I am Lonnie Johnson, inventor of the Super Soaker. I'm a nuclear engineer with over 100 patents, and accidentally created the best selling water toy of all time. Ask Me Anything!