Engineer and inventor Lonnie Johnson, a former NASA scientist, created the Super Soaker in 1982 while experimenting with a new type of heat pump.
Engineer and inventor Lonnie Johnson, a former NASA scientist, created the Super Soaker in 1982 while experimenting with a new type of heat pump. The powerful water gun became one of the best-selling toys of the 1990s, generating hundreds of millions in revenue for Hasbro.Despite its success, Johnson later discovered he had been underpaid royalties. After a lengthy legal battle, he was awarded nea...