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Elijah J. McCoy (May 2, 1844 [A] – October 10, 1929) 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 ...
Elijah McCoy, a Canadian who moved to Michigan and became a U.S. citizen, received a patent for his automatic lubricator in 1872. Piping delivered oil by gravity from a central reservoir to where it was required.
McCoy, Elijah: 1844–1929 Inventor Invented the automatic lubricator for steam engines, McCoy learned a great deal of his skills from a mechanical apprenticeship when he was age fifteen. [143] [144] McLurkin, James: 1972– Roboticist [145] McNair, Ronald: 1950–1986 Astronaut and Physicist Specialized in chemical and high-pressure laser physics
A committee of local historians spent months researching reams of information to find out about the factual history of the events surrounding the feud. This research was compiled in an audio compact disc, the Hatfield–McCoy Feud Driving Tour, which is available only at the Pike County Tourism CVB Visitors Center in Pikeville. The CD is a self ...
Mary Eleanora McCoy (née Delaney; January 26, 1846 – November 17, 1923) [1] was an American philanthropist, organizer, and clubwoman. She is known for organizing the Michigan State Association of Colored Women, a chapter of the National Association of Colored Women (NACW).
Elijah McCoy (1843–1929), Canada – Displacement lubricator Nicholas McKay Sr. (1920–2014), U.S. – Lint roller Frederick McKinley Jones (1893–1961), U.S. – 22 patents, the most prominent for an automatic refrigeration system for long-haul trucks
The Real McCoy (book), a 2003 novel by American writer Darin Strauss, based on the life of the boxer Charles "Kid" McCoy; The Real McCoy (play) a 2006 stage play by Canadian playwright Andrew Moodie based on the life of inventor Elijah McCoy; Real McCoy, a ferryboat that operated for 63 years from Rio Vista, California
Inventor Elijah McCoy may be its most famous former resident. He spent a year prior to his death as a patient in the Eloise Infirmary. There were other well-known people who died at Eloise including several baseball players, among them Jul Kustus, Larry LeJeune, Charlie Krause and Marty Kavanagh.