THE NASA ENGINEER AND HBCU ALUM WHO INVENTED THE SUPER SOAKER

Millions grew up playing with the Super Soaker. Its inventor, Lonnie G. Johnson, is a Black engineer and proud Tuskegee University alumnus whose work also helped advance NASA space missions.

After earning degrees in mechanical and nuclear engineering from Tuskegee, Johnson worked at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on missions including Galileo, Mars Observer, and Cassini.

The Super Soaker began with an unexpected discovery. In 1982, while testing an environmentally friendly heat pump at home, Johnson accidentally sent a powerful stream of water across the room. He saw the potential for a new kind of water gun.

Patented in 1986, the invention first reached stores as the Power Drencher in 1990. Renamed the Super Soaker in 1991, it went on to generate more than $1 billion in lifetime sales.

Johnson holds more than 100 U.S. patents and continues to develop advanced energy technologies. His story shows how curiosity and creativity can help shape both everyday life and space exploration.

Thank you, Lonnie G. Johnson.

SOURCES
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• National Inventors Hall of Fame
• Smithsonian Lemelson Center
• Original U.S. Patent No. 4,591,071 — Squirt Gun

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