Weblonnie johnson is an american inventor and engineer, best known for inventing the super soaker water gun.
He is the ceo and founder at johnson reseach.
Webat a young age, johnson and his father built a pressurized chinaberry shooter out of bamboo.
Webas a child, johnson was very innovative and curious.
He reverse engineered his sister’s doll to understand how the eyes closed.
He also almost burned down his own house.
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.
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.