#3: A Super Invention

The Super Soaker might be one of the best toys in the world. Just ask any kid that grew up in the ‘90s. Everyone knows the Super Soaker, but not many people know about the man behind the invention. Meet Lonnie Johnson, the engineer who invented this amazing water gun toy. 

Lonnie was working as an engineer when the thought up the idea for the Super Soaker. According to the National Inventors Hall of Fame, he was designing an environmentally friendly heat pump when his prototype began to leak. He thought that the pressurized stream of water would make a great water gun, and the rest is history.