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Elijah McCoy
Episode 40

Elijah McCoy

Michigan History Moment · LCC Connect

September 16, 20233m 12s

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Show Notes

Canadian born, Elijah J. McCoy was an engineer of African-American who invented lubrication systems for steam engines. 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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