Andrew carnegie smiling

The Life of Andrew Carnegie

By davidoden
  • Andrew Carnegie Works as Secretary

    Andrew Carnegie Works as Secretary

    By the time he was eighteen he was working in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the private secretary to a railroad official named Thomas Alexander Scott.
  • Large Donation From Carnegie

    Large Donation From Carnegie

    In 1911, he 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.