Lonnie Johnson was always building things. As a kid he made rockets. As a teenager he built a robot from scratch. As an adult he worked for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the Galileo orbiter and probe that studied Jupiter. And then one day, while hooking up his latest invention to the bathroom sink to test it out...WHOOSH! Meet the innovative engineer who unexpectedly invented one of the most popular toys of all time - the Super Soaker.
year: 2016, 2019
call number/section: 920, 92, 609.2, 921, 609, 531, 608, 1000
subjects: johnson, lonnie, 1949-, juvenile literature, african american inventors, alabama, juvenile literature, inventors, united states, biography, toys, design and construction, african americans, biographies
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Barton, Chris
Lonnie Johnson was always building things. As a kid he made rockets. As a teenager he built a robot from scratch. As an adult he worked for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the Galileo orbiter and probe that studied Jupiter. And then one day, while hooking up his latest invention to the bathroom sink to test it out...WHOOSH! Meet the innovative engineer who unexpectedly invented one of the most popular toys of all time - the Super Soaker.
Schools: 61
Barton, Chris
A biography of Lonnie Johnson, an engineer at NASA who is best know for inventing the Super Soaker water gun.
Schools: 17
Barton, Chris
Chronicles the life and achievements of the NASA engineer and inventor, from his childhood to his accidental invention of the Super Soaker water gun.
Schools: 2
Barton, Chris
Chronicles the life and achievements of the NASA engineer and inventor, from his childhood to his accidental invention of the Super Soaker water gun.
Schools: 3
Barton, Chris
Charlesbridge (2016)
A biography of Lonnie Johnson, an engineer at NASA who is best know for inventing the Super Soaker water gun.
Schools: 0
Barton, Chris
Chronicles the life and achievements of the NASA engineer and inventor, from his childhood to his accidental invention of the Super Soaker water gun.
Schools: 1
Barton, Chris
Charlesbridge (2019)
A biography of Lonnie Johnson, an engineer at NASA who is best know for inventing the Super Soaker water gun.
Schools: 2