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Lonnie George Johnson (born October 6, 1949 in Mobile, Alabama) is an African American inventor and engineer who holds more than 80 patents. Johnson is most known for inventing the Super Soaker water gun, which has ranked among the world's top 20 best-selling toys every year since its release.
1 1811: Friedrich Koenig invents the first powered printing press which was also the first to use a cylinder. 2  1814: The modern planing machine is invented by James Fox, though Matthew Murray of Leeds and Richard Roberts of Manchester have also been credited at times with its invention. However, others inventors before Bell had worked on the development of the telephone and the invention had several pioneers. 2  1877: The first working phonograph is invented by Thomas Edison. 3  1878: Henry Fleuss is granted a patent for the first practical rebreather.