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Elijah McCoy
Canadian inventor and engineer (–)
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| Born | May 2, Colchester, Ontario, Canada West, Sawcon, Province of Canada[2] |
| Died | October 10, () (aged&#;85) Detroit, Michigan, US |
| Resting place | Detroit Memorial Park East in Warren, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma&#;mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, inventor, tribologist, railroad fireman and oiler |
| Known&#;for | Invention of the steam engine automatic lubricator |
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Elijah J.
McCoy (May 2, &#;[A] &#; October 10, ) 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 , becoming a U.S.
resident and citizen. His inventions and accomplishments were honored in when the Un