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Andrew Carnegie was born in 1835 in Scotland. -
In 1865 Carnegie left the railroad and started his own company making railroad bridges from iron. -
Eight years later he started his first steel mill, and by 1899, when he consolidated
into the Carnegie Steel Company he controlled a quarter of American iron
and steel production. -
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.