Name: The Spirit That Built America: Lonnie Johnson Creates the Super Soaker
Duration: 61
Description: How many of us remember hot summer days running around with a super soaker in hand? What 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, and he gave the world the super soaker...sort of by accident.

How many of us remember hot summer days, running around with a Super Soaker in hand? What 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, and he inadvertently gave the world the Super Soaker.

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Lonnie Johnson: The Inventor Behind the Super Soaker

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How many of us remember hot summer days running around with a super soaker in hand? What 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, and he gave the world the super soaker...sort of by accident.

The Spirit That Built America: Lonnie Johnson Creates the Super Soaker

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