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1.) Jet - April 19, 1887

Over one day ago | Mon Apr 23 0:00:00 PDT 2007

April 23, 2007 -- April 19, 1887-- Elijah McCoy, engineer and inventor, patented the machinery lubricator attachment on this day (Patent # 361,435). His oiling...

2.) Michigan Chronicle - The 'Real McCoy' enters Hall of Fame

Over one day ago | Tue Aug 14 0:00:00 PDT 2001

August 14, 2001 -- Michigan Chronicle08-14-2001The `Real McCoy' enters Hall of FameElijah J. McCoy taught manufacturing firms to lubricate machines and savemoney and 61...

3.) Black History Bulletin - Explorer Matthew Henson: ten steps to a "constructivist" lesson.

Over one day ago | Wed Jun 22 0:00:00 PDT 2005

June 22, 2005 -- Whenever I teach the sole multicultural course in our teacher education program, I routinely begin the class by asking students to name the...

4.) Jet - Elijah J. McCoy: May 2, 1844

Over one day ago | Mon May 4 0:00:00 PDT 1998

May 4, 1998 -- Elijah J. McCoy, mechanical engineer who patented more than 50 inventions in the U.S. and abroad, was born in Canada on this day. He completed and...

5.) Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News - Detroit Free Press Home Computing Column.

Over one day ago | Wed May 7 0:00:00 PDT 2003

May 7, 2003 -- By Heather Newman, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 7--INVENTOR GROUPS CAN KEEP GOOD IDEAS FROM BAD DEAL: So you've...

6.) AutoWeek - The News; September 16, 2003.(News)

Over one day ago | Mon Sep 16 0:00:00 PDT 2002

September 16, 2002 -- About 125 years ago, demand for the ``real McCoy'' automatic oiler made a fortune for its inventor, the son of a runaway slave. But Elijah McCoy...

7.) Ebony - DUPONT Presents 100 Years Of Blacks In Science

Over one day ago | Wed Dec 1 0:00:00 PST 1999

December 1, 1999 -- RARELY acknowledged in the celebration of American ingenuity and innovation are the contributions of the Black scientists, inventors and engineers...

8.) Jet - This Week In Black History

Over one day ago | Mon Apr 26 0:00:00 PDT 1999

April 26, 1999 -- April 19, 1887-- * Elijah McCoy, engineer and inventor, patented the lubricator attachment (patent #361,435) on this day. His oiling devices made...

9.) Science World - History in a new light: The Flubber salute to great inventors & inventions

Over one day ago | Mon Nov 17 0:00:00 PST 1997

November 17, 1997 -- Discovering the faces behind the inventions. You know how important inventions are to our world. Without the telephone, we'd have trouble...

10.) Ebony - How black inventors changed America - prominent black inventors

Over one day ago | Sat Feb 1 0:00:00 PST 1997

February 1, 1997 -- Without the efforts of Lewis Howard Latimer, we might still be in the dark. If not for the labors of Garrett A. Morgan, automobiles might still be...

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