South Arkansas Community College issued the following announcement on Feb. 28.
“We can’t maintain technology leadership in the world when we’re leaving large segments of our population on the sidelines. We need all hands on deck.” - Lonnie G. Johnson
The engineer tuned toy inventor gamed up the idea for the Super Soaker water gun while preparing for a NASA mission. For the past 30 years, kids (and more than a few adults) around the world have busted out their Super Soakers and conquered their neighborhood water gun fights. The high-power water bazooka is an impressive piece of technology in its own right, but its origin and legacy make it a piece of living history. While the Super Soaker first hit toy store shelves in 1990, when it was known as the Power Drencher, it was actually first conceived in 1982, in the bathroom and basement of a NASA engineer named Lonnie Johnson. His story is the culmination of intelligence and ambition, as well as remarkable success in the face of systemic racism.
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Original source can be found here.
Source: South Arkansas Community College
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