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Andrew Carnegie was born in 1835 in Scotland to a poor weaver. -
In 1848, Andrew's father bought his family to America. -
In 1853, 18 years old Andrew was working in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as a private secretary to a railroad official named Thomas Alexander Scott. -
In 1865, Andrew left railroad and started his own company of making railroad bridge from Iron. -
In 1899, Andrew consolidated into the Carnegie Steel Company he controlled a quarter of American iron
and steel production. -
In 1911, Andrew gave a gift of $125 million to establish the Carnegie Corporation of America
which provides funding to institutions and organizations that conduct research on education and public affairs.