Carnegie

By NajeeR08

  • Birth of Andrew Carnegie

    Andrew Carnegie was born 1835 in Scotland to a poor weaver

  • Starting Work in Pittsburgh as a private secretary

    Carnegie Started working in 1853 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a private secretary to a railroad officially named Thomas Alexander Scott

  • Leaving work

    In 1865, Carnegie left the railroad to begin his own company making railroad bridges from iron

  • First Steel Mill

    In 1873 , Carnegie started his own steel mill

  • Consolidation

    During 1899, Carnegie Consolidated in the Carnegie Steel Company he controlled a quarter of American Iron and steel production

  • Carnegie´s Retirement

    In 1901, Carnegie Retired and devoted the last 18 years of his life to using his wealth for public good

  • Giving a Gift

    in his late years, 1911, Carnegie gave a gift of 125 million dollars to establish the Carnegie Corporation of America which provides funding to institutions and organizations that conduct
    research on education and public affairs.

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