174th birthday of Elijah McCoy

(Born 2 May 1844, Colchester, Ontario, Canada)

MECHANICAL ENGINEER and versatile inventor (especially lubricants) with over 50 recorded (US) patents

(Sam Rivers Sextet, “Paean” [personnel: Rivers, soprano saxophone; Donald Byrd, trumpet; James Spaulding, alto saxophone;  Cecil McBee, bass; Steve Ellington, drums; recorded: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood, NJ, US, 17 March 1967])

Twitter @HerbertEkweEkwe

173rd birthday of Elijah McCoy

(Born 2 May 1844, Colchester, Ontario, Canada)

Mechanical engineer, versatile inventor (especially lubricants) with over 50 recorded (US) patents

(Sam Rivers Sextet, “Helix” [personnel: Rivers, tenor saxophone; Donald Byrd, trumpet; James Spaulding, alto saxophone;  Cecil McBee, bass; Steve Ellington, drums; recorded: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood, NJ, US, 17 March 1967])

Twitter @HerbertEkweEkwe

172nd birthday of Elijah McCoy

(Born 2 May 1844, Colchester, Ontario, Canada)

Mechanical engineer, versatile inventor (especially lubricants) with over 50 recorded (US) patents

(Sam Rivers Sextet, “Helix” [personnel: Rivers, tenor saxophone; Donald Byrd, trumpet; James Spaulding, alto saxophone;  Cecil McBee, bass; Steve Ellington, drums; recorded: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood, NJ, US, 17 March 1967])

Twitter @HerbertEkweEkwe

171st birthday of Elijah McCoy

(Born 2 May 1844, Colchester, Ontario, Canada)

Mechanical engineer, versatile inventor (especially lubricants) with over 50 recorded (US) patents