Elijah McCoy - Inventor of the Lubricating Cup

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Elijah McCoy - Inventor of the Lubricating Cup

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4 years ago

Elijah McCoy - Inventor of the Lubricating Cup

The Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum Podcast promotes innovative thinking in young people by telling the story of innovators from diverse backgrounds.

Our first episode is about Elijah McCoy (1844-1929), an engineer known for the invention of the lubricating cup. His invention would significantly improve railroad transportation by automatically lubricating moving parts of the train, eliminating the time and manual labor required for this procedure. In this episode, we explore McCoy’s invention, his life and legacy as a Black inventor, and why he may be “The Real McCoy”.

This episode was written by Rathees Uthayakuma. Presented by Alexandra Ratchis and Krupa Prajapati. The music is from The Radio Droids. Sound and editing by Mark Higgingbottom.

Thank you for listening to our podcast. CMIM will continue to release new podcasts on Canadian inventors and innovators so stay tuned!

Information Sources used:

Eschner, Kat. (2017, May 2). This prolific inventor helped give us the phrase “The Real McCoy”.

Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/prolific-inventor-helped-give-us-phrase-real-mccoy-180963059/

Frost, Karolyn Smardz. (2018, October 7). Elijah McCoy (1844-1929). Rella Black History Foundation. https://e28564d9-db3a-4d88-993e-b0cd97e7e06e.filesusr.com/ugd/a73e35_958207af009e4f3384097af02c0d2588.pdf

Ingenious. (2017, March 22). Lubricating cup. Canadian Innovation Space. https://canadianinnovationspace.ca/lubricating-cup/

Midwest Regional U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (n.d.). United States Patent and Trademark Office. https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/uspto-locations/detroit-michigan

Staff. (2017, February 17). A piece of Canadian engineering history: Elijah “The Real McCoy”. https://ospe.on.ca/community/elijah-real-mccoy/

The ultimate historical timeline of lubrication. (2019, February 4). Mil-Comm. https://mil-comm.com/lubricants/the-ultimate-historical-timeline-of-mechanical-lubrication/

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CMIM Podcast Team:

Savio Lopes Jr., Francis Jeffers, Alex Sitarski, Alexandra Ratchis, Alvin Young, Andrea de Camelo, Anne-Marie Hall, Krupa Prajapati, Mark Higginbottom, Pedro Cordero, Rathees Uthayakumar, and Samata Sawant.