Happy Black History Month! Peanut Butter, The Stop Light, Air conditioning units. Some amazing inventions have come from African American inventors.
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Christopher Webb
Did You Know?
The inventor of the bestselling Super Soaker was a Black man—and Hasbro tried to cheat him out of his royalties.
In 2013, Lonnie Johnson, a nuclear engineer and former NASA scientist, won a $73 million settlement from Hasbro for underpaid royalties. Johnson holds over 80 patents.
The inventor of the bestselling Super Soaker was a Black man—and Hasbro tried to cheat him out of his royalties.
In 2013, Lonnie Johnson, a nuclear engineer and former NASA scientist, won a $73 million settlement from Hasbro for underpaid royalties. Johnson holds over 80 patents.
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