It was 1990 when a toy simply titled the Power Drencher was created. It would ultimately be renamed the Super Soaker and would become the best-selling water toy of all time. And it was all created by African American inventor Lonnie Johnson.
February is Black History Month. Sara Sparks joins Gulf Coast News to explain the science behind the Super Soaker and the Nerf blaster.
Now, Johnson helps promote science, technology, engineering and math education, all-solid-state batteries and so much more.
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