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They Wouldn't Let Him Be an Engineer — So He Invented "The Real McCoy" (1872)
In 1872, Elijah McCoy — a mechanical engineer trained in Scotland — couldn't get an engineering job in Michigan because he was Black. The Michigan Central Railroad hired him as a fireman and oilman, walking the line to grease the engines by hand. So he invented an automatic lubricator: a cup that oiled a steam engine while it kept running ...
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