Lonnie George Johnson
(born October 6, 1949)
Early life and education
Johnson was born in Mobile, Alabama.[3] His father was a World War II veteran and his mother worked as a nurse's aide.
He stated that he had "liked to tinker with things" from an early age when his father explained to him the basic principles of electricity.[4]
In his teenage years, Johnson attended the all-black Williamson High School in Mobile.[5] He drew much of his inspiration from George Washington Carver.[6]
In 1968, Johnson represented his high school in the Alabama science fair. He was the only black student in the fair at a time when African Americans did not have much presence in science.[4]
He created a robot he named "Linex", which was a compressed-air powered robot and took home first prize.[4]
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