Elijah MCcoy
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Elijah MCcoy

Elijah MCcoy is was a Canadian-born African-American inventor and engineer who was notable for his 57 U.S. patents, most having to do with the lubrication of steam engines. Born free in Canada, he came to the United States as a young child when his family returned in 1847, becoming a U.S. resident and citizen. He went to Mechanical engineering

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