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Super Soakers and Rocket Science

Super Soakers and Rocket Science

TechStuff

August 10, 202236m 6s

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Show Notes

How did a nuclear engineer end up inventing the Super Soaker water gun? This is the story of Lonnie Johnson, an inventor and engineer who, among many other things, revolutionized the backyard water pistol fight.

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Lonnie Johnsonnuclear engineeringrocket scienceNASAJet Propulsion LaboratoryOak Ridge National LaboratoryAir Forcestealth bomberSuper Soakerwater gunheat pumpheat exchange