Elijah McCoy, Canadian-American inventor of a device to lubricate steam engines. McCoy’s inventions were considered so outstanding that customers reportedly asked for the “real McCoy” when requesting his designs. Today calling something the real McCoy indicates that it is the original and best
Inventor of the eponymous lubrication system for train engines, Elijah McCoy held more patents than any African American of his time. He was ‘the real McCoy’. Written by Nick Smith
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