Summers in the ’90s weren’t complete without a water fight, and nothing made you cooler (or wetter) than the Super Soaker. Invented in 1989 by NASA engineer Lonnie Johnson, the Super Soaker ...

Lonnie Johnson: I'm Lonnie Johnson. I'm an inventor. The invention that most people know me for is the Super Soaker water gun. I knew the gun worked well, and I knew it would be successful.