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Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25, 1853, in Dunfermline, Scotland.
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At the age of 12, Carnegie came to the U.S. with his family. Settled in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, worked in a factory earning $1.20 a week.
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Carnegie got a job as a telegraph messenger.
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Carnegie got bumped up to telegraph operator position.
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Carnegie took a job at the RR, as an assistant to Thomas Scott. Scott later became Carnegie's mentor when he got older.
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Carnegie left the railroad to pursue his business interests, and expand his ideas in a bigger way.
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Carnegie mainly wanted to focus on steel after 10 years of working with the railroad and Scott.
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Carnegie Steel Co. was the largest of its kind in the world.
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Many employees objected to lower wages at the Homestead location .
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Carnegie made a huge change to his life. He went from steel tycoon to a phylantrhopist.
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Carnegie devoted his time to opening new learning passages.
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He donated tons to libraries for education, and numerous other donations.
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Carnegie writes an article in "American Review". He wrote about business education.
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Carnegie made pensions very popular in a matter of a year.
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Carnegie died of pneumonia on August 11th 1919.
