Instead, McCoy went to work as a fireman for the Michigan Central Railroad, where part of his job was to lubricate engine components.Īt that time, engines had to be stopped and lubricated before they could be restarted, the National Inventors Hall of Fame said, which was an inefficient process. The Google Doodle celebrates the 150th anniversary of the first. Alia Bhatts sharp retort on Ranveer Singh getting trolled for nude shoot: Dont like anything negative said. April 16 2013: Search engine Google bears the image of Indias First Passenger Train today. Viral video of a little girl feeding father on Mumbai local train has the internet grabbing tissues. – he couldn't find a job as an engineer because of his race, according to the Detroit Historical Society. Google Doodle honours renowned Jewish German-Dutch diarist and Holocaust victim Anne Frank with animated slideshow.

But when he returned home to his family – now living in Ypsilanti, Mich. Promote employment for all, economic growth, and climate action. McCoy's parents escaped slavery in Kentucky on the Underground Railroad and settled in Canada, where they gave birth to their son in 1844.Īt age 15, McCoy traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland to study mechanical engineering. Engage with Google Developer Student Clubs (GDSC) to solve and build for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals using Google technologies. My rendition of it is of a steam locomotive pulling mixed traffic goods. That's Elijah McCoy, the revolutionary Black inventor who was born 178 years ago today. Here is another animation I produced in Uni. Pull up Google on Monday, and you'll see a doodle of a Black man next to a stack of patents, gazing at an old-fashioned train. Google doodle honoring inventor Elijah McCoy. Today Google UK is celebrating the life and legacy of Frank Hornby, from the Google Doodle of Frank Hornby it may look like he was the inventor of trains or.

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