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The life of Andrew Carnegie

By addisgett
  • Birth of Andrew Carnegie

    Birth of Andrew Carnegie

    Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland to a poor weaver.
  • Worked as Private Secretary

    Worked as Private Secretary

    Worked in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as private secretary of a railroad official named Thomas Alexander Scott.
  • Carnegie's own company

    Carnegie's own company

    Carnegie left the railroad and started his own company making railroad bridges from iron.
  • First steel mill

    First steel mill

    In 1873, he started his first steel mill.
  • Retirement

    Retirement

    He later retired after using his wealth for the public good.
  • Carnegie Corporation of America

    Carnegie Corporation of America

    Carnegie gave 125 million dollars to establish the Carnegie Corporation of America.