Biography on lonnie g johnson

1949-present

Who Is Lonnie Johnson?

Lonnie Johnson invented the Super Soaker in 1989 and has since dedicated his engineering skills to creating more efficient rechargeable batteries and sustainable solar power.

As a child, Johnson learned to build toys from his father and was later inspired to make a career of his early talent by fellow Black inventorGeorge Washington Carver. Since the debut of Johnson’s famous toy, hundreds of millions of Super Soakers have been sold, and the water gun was added to the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2015.

Biography on lonnie g johnson timeline

Seven years later, Johnson was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Today, in addition to working on batteries, the inventor and his team are developing the Johnson Thermoelectric Energy Converter (JTEC), an engine that converts heat from solar energy into electricity more effectively than current technology.

Quick Facts

FULL NAME: Lonnie George Johnson
BORN: October 6, 1949
BIRTHPLACE: Mobile, Alabama
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