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Google/Screenshot by Essence By Melissa Noel ·Updated May 2, 2022
Google is commemorating the birthday of Elijah McCoy, a Black Canadian-American engineer, and inventor who was born 178 years ago today.
McCoy’s inventions revolutionized train efficiency, and held 57 patents during his lifetime, the majority of which were related to locomotives and railways, according to Smithsonian Magazine.
Anytime you log onto the search engine on May 2, you’ll see a doodle
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