Webat a young age, johnson and his father built a pressurized chinaberry shooter out of bamboo. Webjohnson would search for solutions day or night — lying in bed, going to the library to dig through more research, the laboratory for further experimentation, or. Weblonnie johnson was brought up in mobile, alabama in the 1960s, when black children were not expected to go far, but such was his talent for engineering that. Weblonnie johnson, the rocket scientist and super soaker inventor. To celebrate black history month, engadget is running a series of profiles honoring african. Webjohnson was conducting some experiments one night in 1982 and attached some nozzles to his bathroom sink. When he opened the nozzles a powerful stream of water shot. Webl onnie johnson, the president and founder of johnson research and development co. — most famously known as the creator of the iconic super soaker water gun — says.
