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Super Soaker inventor tackles book bans, being ‘woke’ in Spring Hill College address

Article by John Sharp for AL.com Spring Hill College Graduation Filtering through misinformation, pushing back against book bans, and being “woke,” were among the charged cultural and topical issues Alabama native and Super Soaker inventor Lonnie Johnson warned against Saturday during a commencement address at Spring Hill College. Johnson, an Atlanta scientist and engineer and […]

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Catching up With… Lonnie Johnson

From an article by Karen Kirkpatrick for Georgia Trend Magazine. Lonnie Johnson is an engineer and inventor who holds more than 100 patents. At JTEC and parent company Johnson R&D, in Atlanta, he leads the development of advances in clean energy and batteries. Photo: EricSunPhotography   Lonnie Johnson is an engineer and inventor who holds […]

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A Year in Sustainability Tech: What Happened in the Southeast

by Maija Ehlinger for Hypepotamus It was certainly a year of change for green technology. Sustainability Tech – including technology related to energy, climate, ESG, renewables, and carbon reduction – moved from a “nice to have” industry into a pillar in the overall tech scene. What drove that change? In short, regulation, legislation, and business sentiment. […]

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Lonnie Johnson Inspires Founder of First Black Latina Woman-Owned STEM Center

From an article by Hope Williams for the Georgia Tech Technique. Alumna Niesha Butler opens S.T.E.A.M. Champs Tech alumna Niesha Butler is the founder of S.T.E.A.M Champs education center in New York City. Butler has had numerous careers, from being a software engineer to a professional basketball player. // Photo by Hope Williams Student Publications […]

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JTEC Energy and JES Founder Dr. Lonnie Johnson Inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame

Press Release ATLANTA, May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — JTEC Energy and Johnson Energy Storage announced that the companies’ founder, Super Soaker inventor Dr. Lonnie Johnson, was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony was held in Washington, D.C. on May 5, 2022. Dr. Johnson was joined by his family and by […]

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Inventions by Black Americans That Make Life Better: Leisure and Recreation

Excerpted from an article by Michelle Dillon for the Jacksonville Progress 2/13/22. Read the full article here. People enjoy their pastimes and many of those pastimes include fun and games. In this installment of our series about inventions by Black Americans, we’ll review a few contributions that make leisure time more enjoyable. For many children, […]

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