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ELIJAH MCCOY

  • He was an escaped slave who went to Canada
  • Spent 5 years studying in Scotland for mechanical engineering

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  • When he was 21 he came to Michigan
  • He worked as a fireman, he studied steam engines
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  • 1st major invention was a lubricating device
  • Others quickly copied his ideas