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Johnson Research and Development

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Illustration for the news story: Mobile-Born Inventor Lonnie Johnson Pursued Heat-to-Electricity Research

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Mobile-Born Inventor Lonnie Johnson Pursued Heat-to-Electricity Research

A 2010 archive report on Mobile-born inventor Lonnie Johnson, the Super Soaker and his early heat-to-electricity research, with historical context and fact checks.

Oct 16, 2010