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. Webin 1982, while working on developing a heat pump that would work by circulating water rather than expensive and environmentally unfriendly freon, johnson stumbled upon his. Webyet perhaps one of the most impressive pedigrees in the arena of toy inventions comes from none other than a former engineer with both the united states air force and nasa,. Technical challenges to create. Webin an interview with the new york times, johnson recalled what it was like meeting with larami corporation to show them an early, working prototype of the super. Webwhat you might not know is that your summer fun was all thanks to a nuclear engineer who also worked on the stealth bomber. His name is lonnie johnson,. (photo by thomas s. Webit was the star of every kid's summer arsenal in the '90s, but the super soaker almost never made it further than a pasadena bathroom. We ask inventor lonnie.
