Lonnie Johnson: I'm Lonnie Johnson. I'm an inventor. The invention that most people know me for is the Super Soaker water gun. I knew the gun worked well, and I knew it would be successful.

So he set out to develop a technology that could help prevent gun-related tragedies from happening. What he came up with was a smart gun that only activates when in contact with the right fingerprint.

Richard J. Gatling from Indianapolis invented the Gatling gun, one of the U.S.’s first rapid-fire weapons. Created during the Civil War era, this revolutionary invention influenced modern-day firearms ...

Williams invented the components of the “first useful ... is best known for inventing the best-selling Super Soaker water gun in 1989. He was formerly employed at the U.S. Air Force and NASA ...