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Elijah McCoy

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American engineer (1844-1929)

CanadaScientistsLived 1844 to 1929 · aged 85
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Elijah J. McCoy was a Canadian-American engineer of African-American descent who invented lubrication systems for steam engines. S. resident and citizen.

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First page of US patent 129,843 for Improvement in Lubricators for Steam-EnginesFirst page of US patent 129,843 for Improvement in Lubricators for Steam-EnginesMcCoy historical marker, YpsilantiMcCoy historical marker, Ypsilanti

Awards 1

2001National Inventors Hall of Fame

Scientists from Canada 6

John Murray48.5George Volkoff48.5Paul Corkum48.6Michel Chrétien48.4Daniel J. Drucker48.7Allan H. MacDonald48.4

About this person

Elijah J. McCoy was a Canadian-American engineer of African-American descent who invented lubrication systems for steam engines. Born free on the Ontario shore of Lake Erie to parents who fled enslavement in Kentucky, he traveled to the United States as a young child when his family returned in 1847, becoming a U.S. resident and citizen. His inventions and accomplishments were honored in 2012 when the United States Patent and Trademark Office named its first regional office, in Detroit, Michigan, the "Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional Patent Office".

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Canada
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1844 to 1929 · aged 85
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