Elijah Mccoy - Elijah McCoy (1843–1929) invented an oil-dripping cup for trains. Fast Fact: Other inventors tried to copy McCoy's oil-dripping cup. But none of the other cups worked as well as his, so customers started asking for "the real McCoy." That's where the expression comes from. ***************************************************************************************** Lewis Latimer Lewis Latimer (1848–1928) invented an important part of the light bulb — the carbon filament. Fast Fact - Latimer worked in the laboratories of both Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell. ***************************************************************************************** Jan Ernst Matzeliger - Jan Ernst Matzeliger (1852–1889) invented a shoemaking machine that increased shoemaking speed by 900%! Fast Fact: In 1992, the U.S. made a postage stamp in honor of Matzeliger. ************************************************************************************************************************************************ Granville T. Wood - Granville T. Woods (1856–1910) invented a train-to-station communication system. Fast Fact - Woods left school at age 10 to work and support his family   *********************************************************************************************************************************************** George Washington Carver - George Washington Carver (1860–1943) developed peanut butter and 400 plant products! Fast Fact - Carver was born a slave. He didn't go to college until he was 30. ***********************************************************************************************************************************************    

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