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Name:
Elijah McCoy
Photo courtesy of the Walter P. Reuther LibraryBackground:
Elijah McCoyInventor(1844-1929)
In 1872, McCoy patented an automated lubricating cup, which oiled trains while they were still in motion. McCoy was responsible for 57 patents in all. He spent much of his life in Detroit.
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