Engineer biography
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Lonnie Johnson
1949-present
Who Is Lonnie Johnson?
Lonnie Johnson invented the Super Soaker in 1989 and has since dedicated his engineering skills to creating more efficient rechargeable batteries and sustainable solar power. As a child, Johnson learned to build toys from his father and was later inspired to make a career of his early talent by fellow Black inventorGeorge Washington Carver. Since the debut of Johnson’s famous toy, hundreds of millions of Super Soakers have been sold, and the water gun was added to the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2015. Seven years later, Johnson was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Today, in addition to working on batteries, the inventor and his team are developing the Johnson Thermoelectric Energy Converter (JTEC), an engine that converts heat from solar energy into electricity more effectively than current technology.
Quick Facts
FULL NAME: Lonnie George Johnson
BORN: October 6, 1949
BIRTHPLACE: Mobile, Alabama
SPOUSE: Linda Moore
CHILDREN: 4
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Libra
When Was Lonnie Johnson Born?
Lonnie George Johnson was born on October 6, 1949, in Mobile, Alabama. His father was a World War II veteran who worked as a civilian driver at nearby Air Force bases, while his mother worked in a laundry and as a nurs
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William F. Baker (engineer)
American structural engineer
William F. Baker | |
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| Born | (1954-10-09) October 9, 1954 (age 70) Fulton, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University of Missouri, Master of Science in Civil Engineering, University of Illinois |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Structural engineer and civil engineer |
| Institutions | IStructE, ASCE, ACI, AISC, CTBUH, NCEES, IABSE, EERI, SEAOI, NAE, RAE |
| Practice name | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP |
| Projects | Burj Khalifa, Trump International Hotel and Tower, Cayan Tower |
| Significant design | Burj Khalifa |
| Awards | International Fellow RAE, IStructE Gold Medal, Fritz Leonhardt Prize, Fazlur Kahn Lifetime Achievement Medal, 2011 OPAL Lifetime Achievement Award for Design |
William Frazier Baker (born October 9, 1953) is an American structural engineer known for engineering the Burj Khalifa,[1] the world's tallest building/man-made structure and a number of other well known buildings. He is currently a structural engineering partner in the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP (SOM).
Baker was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering in 2011 for leadership in the development o
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