AS WE ALL KNOW TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH...WITH THAT BEING SAID OF COURSE I'M GOING TO HAVE HISTORY POSTS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH!
REMEMBER GROWING UP YOU COULDN'T WAIT FOR THE WARM WEATHER TO PLAY WITH YOUR SUPER SOAKER WATER GUN? OR WHEN YOU COULDN'T WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT SUMMER BECAUSE YOU KNEW THERE WAS GOING TO BE A BIGGER AND BETTER ONE COMING OUT? WELL, DO YOU KNOW WHO INVENTED THE SUPER SOAKER? IF YOU DON'T LET ME TELL YOU.....
LONNIE G. JOHNSON
Lonnie Johnson is currently the founder and president of Johnson Research and Development Company. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Master of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering and also an honorary Doctorate in Science from Tuskegee University.
In 1992, Lonnie invented the Super Soaker water gun. His invention generated over $200 million in retail sales. To date sales are almost at a billion (that's incredible.) In 2000, Lonnie was named to the Inventor Hall of Fame for his invention of the Super Soaker!!!
He's been in many magazines, on Oprah, won many awards from NASA, was a captain in the Air Force, and has over 80 patents. These are just a few of his achievements amongst many others. I guess you can kind of say he's the man LOL!
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