About
Most famous for inventing the popular Super Soaker water gun toy, he went on to patent seven dozen other products, including the Johnson Thermo-Electrochemical Converter System, which made Popular Mechanics' 2009 list of the year's ten most important inventions. He eventually tweaked the Super Soaker design, creating what would become Nerf guns.
Before Fame
After earning his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and his master's in nuclear engineering from Tuskegee University, he worked on the United States Air Force's stealth bomber and on NASA's Galileo Jupiter mission.
Trivia
He established energy-based technology companies called Johnson Electro-Mechanical Systems (or JEMS) and Excellatron Solid State. He was awarded 73 billion dollars by Hasbro in a lawsuit revolving around Super Soakers and Nerf guns.
Family Life
He was born and raised in Mobile, Alabama.
Associated With
Johnson and MGA Entertainment toy company C.E.O. Isaac Larian both contributed to the development of extremely popular toys (Larian's company produced Bratz dolls).
