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Lonnie Johnson - Inventor of the Super Soaker
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Lonnie Johnson is an accomplished aerospace engineer who has worked for NASA and the United States Air Force. He worked on the Stealth Bomber, and owns three tech companies. He has many awards, prizes, and patents. But Johnson is most famous for inventing one of the most beloved toys in history - the Super Soaker.
Sources
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-37062579
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonnie_Johnson_(inventor)
Image courtesy of Office of Naval Research: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:160202-N-PO203-046_%2824659795822%29.jpg
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