Elijah McCoy

McCoy developed 57 patents and helped turn trains into well-oiled machines. The doodle artwork which says 'Celebrating Elijah McCoy' stated, "Today's Doodle ...

The doodle artwork which says 'Celebrating Elijah McCoy' stated, "Today’s Doodle celebrates the birthday of Elijah McCoy, a Black Canadian-American engineer and inventor who revolutionized train efficiency with his inventions." The views and facts appearing in the social media post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY, also LatestLY does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same.) On Monday, Google paid tribute to Elijah McCoy, an innovative engineer, and inventor with a doodle artwork.

As Google Doodle honours late engineer Elijah McCoy, we explore his life and career, plus the car accident which led to his tragic death.

McCoy’s death was reportedly the result of injuries he had sustained years earlier in an automobile accident. So, McCoy started work for the Michigan Central Railroad are a fireman and oiler. One of McCoy’s most significant inventions was the lubrication system used by steam engines which reduces friction between the engine’s moving parts, slowing down wear and tear.

Google is celebrating the birthday of a prolific Black inventor and engineer who was born in Ontario in 1844.

Today’s Google Doodle is an effort from the company to highlight the work of more Black inventors and innovators. This wasn’t McCoy’s only invention, he’s responsible for some 57 other inventions throughout his lifetime. Google is celebrating the birthday of a Black inventor and engineer who was born in Ontario in 1844.

Elijah McCoy, the revolutionary Black inventor who was born 178 years ago today, came up with an idea for an automatic lubricator that kept engines oiled ...

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The animated doodle features a train circling a portrait of the engineer.

McCoy was born in Colchester, Ontario, after his parents escaped enslavement in Kentucky via the Underground Railroad in 1837. After studying in Edinburgh, Scotland, as a mechanical engineer apprentice, he found a job working for the Michigan Central Railroad as a fireman and oiler. Google is celebrating the birthday of Black Canadian-American engineer and inventor Elijah McCoy. The doodle honors McCoy, who boosted train efficiency with his locomotive and railway related inventions, with an animated steam engine train circling a portrait of the engineer.