Later on after that he went on to work for the U.S. Air Force and the NASA space program. High school wasn’t always easy for Lonnie. Back in his time, Williamson High School was a all-black facility because this was back in the days of legal segregation. Out of all the influences he had of not pursuing his dream of becoming an inventor, Johnson represented his school at a 1968 science fair sponsored by the Junior Engineering Technical Society. While in that competition, he presented a compressed-air-powered robot, called the Linex. He won first prize off of this
Later on after that he went on to work for the U.S. Air Force and the NASA space program. High school wasn’t always easy for Lonnie. Back in his time, Williamson High School was a all-black facility because this was back in the days of legal segregation. Out of all the influences he had of not pursuing his dream of becoming an inventor, Johnson represented his school at a 1968 science fair sponsored by the Junior Engineering Technical Society. While in that competition, he presented a compressed-air-powered robot, called the Linex. He won first prize off of this