Williamson High School Names New Science Building After Lonnie Johnson
Dr. Lonnie Johnson’s alma mater, Williamson High School in Mobile, Alabama, dedicated their new Science building to him. Watch the coverage of the dedication ceremony below:
Dr. Johnson Judges Collegiate Inventors Competition at USPTO
As a member of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, JTEC Founder Dr. Lonnie Johnson judged the 2022 Collegiate Inventors Competition in Alexandria, Virginia at the US Patent and Trademark Office Headquarters. Read more about the Undergraduate and Graduate student winners and their inventions.
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 […]
Black founders largely shut out of Atlanta’s largest VC deals in 2022
JTEC Energy cited as the recipient of one of the three largest investments in 2022 for Atlanta companies with Black founders. by Zach Armstrong for Atlanta Inno Barbara Jones-Brown was trying to raise capital for Lilli RNB Inc., her retail technology startup that analyzes return data and detects fraud. One day, she was invited to pitch her company […]
Danica McKellar emcees the National Inventors Hall of Fame Awards
Excerpted from an article by Markos Papadatos for Digital Journal. Read the full article here. Acclaimed actress Danica McKellar emceed the National Inventors Hall of Fame Awards this year. She honored some very noteworthy inventors. “I am so incredibly proud to have been asked to emcee the National Inventors Hall of Fame Awards again this […]
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 […]
National Inventors Hall of Fame Announces VoIP and Super Soaker Innovators Among 2022 Class
JTEC Energy is proud to announce that our founder, Dr. Lonnie Johnson, is being inducted this week into the National Inventors Hall of Fame: April 26, 2022 Press Release from the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Read full release here. NORTH CANTON, OH — Five innovation pioneers whose inventions range from cataract surgery to the […]
Atlanta startup founded by inventor Lonnie Johnson raises $30M to develop new energy source
By Zach Armstrong for Atlanta Inno – read full article here. JTEC Energy Inc. Founder Lonnie Johnson, left, and President and CEO Michael McQuary. Photo: Byron E. Small Lonnie Johnson, former NASA engineer and inventor of the Super Soaker children’s toy, is one step closer to commercializing a new source of renewable energy. Johnson […]
Dr. Johnson and Mike McQuary on “Stories We Love” Podcast
Karen Lorre interviews JTEC founder Dr. Lonnie Johnson and CEO Mike McQuary for her “Stories We Love” Podcast.
Dr. Johnson Speaks at SXSW Panel on Diversity
Article by Neal Augenstein for WTOP News. Read original article here. Super Soaker inventor: ‘Put it on the table and let it stand on its merit’ It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out why generations love the Super Soaker line of water guns. “I’ve been accused of being a rocket scientist,” laughs Lonnie […]