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Elijah McCoy had eleven siblings. Ten of the children were born in Ontario from Alfred (1836) to William (1859). Upper Canadian schools were segregated under the Common Schools Act as amended in 1850, [5] [6] and McCoy was educated in black schools of Colchester Township. At the age of 15, in 1859, Elijah McCoy was sent to Scotland.
Elijah McCoy: 1844 Engine lubricator [163] 2001 Herbert Boyer: 1936 Genetic engineering [164] 2001 J. Paul Hogan: 1919 Polypropylene and HDPE [165] 2001 Oliver Evans: 1755 High-pressure steam engine [166] 2001 Patsy O'Connell Sherman: 1930 Scotchgard [167] 2001 Robert Banks: 1921 Polyethylene and polypropylene plastics [168] 2001 Samuel Smith ...
His discoveries allowed chemists around the world to create inexpensive peroxide compounds [141] [142] 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 ...
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
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.
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Lawn sprinkler – invented by Elijah McCoy [7] LongPen – invented by Margaret Atwood [31] Parka – invented by the Inuit in the Arctic to protect the wearer from the cold [32] Plexiglas – made practical by William Chalmers' invention for creating methyl methacrylate, while a graduate student at McGill University in 1931
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