Lonnnie Johnson Accomplishments

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The Life of Lonnie Johnson On October 6th 1949, In Mobile Alabama. David and Airline Johnson had their son, Lonnie Johnson. At a young age, Lonnie Johnson was interested in science. He was inspired by George Washington Carver. Little did Lonnie Johnson know that just that little inspiration would change his life and make him one of the most famous inventors to date. At just the age of 19, Lonnie Johnson created a robot that he named Linex. He brought it to his science fair and won. Lonnie Johnson received his education from Tuskegee University, where in 1973 he earned

Finally, 200 million Super Soakers were sold across America. This then made it the Super Soaker toy of the decade. The Super Soaker was one of many accomplishments Lonnie Johnson has gotten, but it was his main accomplishment. Lonnie Johnson is an amazing inventor! In 2000, Lonnie Johnson was put into the Inventors Hall of Fame for his invention, the Super Soaker. Afterwards, Lonnie Johnson then married Linda Moore (his wife). Lonnie Johnson is still alive today. Currently, Lonnie Johnson is 75 years old and is still seen as one of the best inventors. Lonnie Johnson may be important, but so is his family. David Johnson, being his father, was a garbage truck driver and part time picked cotton from Lonnie Johnson's grandfather's cotton field. Airline Johnson was a nurse and helped with other services similar to a nurse, in which she also picked cotton from the same field that Lonnie Johnson's grandfather owned. Lonnie Johnson’s family was not broke, but made a decent pay. Lonnie Johnson had no brothers, sisters, aunts, or uncles. In conclusion, I chose Lonnie Johnson as my person for this project because he was someone new. I wanted to use someone that I have never learned about before. I also chose Lonnie Johnson