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Birth
Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25, 1853, in Dunfermline, Scotland. -
Carnegie > U.S.
At the age of 12, Carnegie came to the U.S. with his family. Settled in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, worked in a factory earning $1.20 a week. -
Telegraph Operator Position
Carnegie got a job as a telegraph messenger. -
Telegraph Operator
Carnegie got bumped up to telegraph operator position. -
Pennsylvania Railroad
Carnegie took a job at the RR, as an assistant to Thomas Scott. Scott later became Carnegie's mentor when he got older. -
Leaving the Railroad...
Carnegie left the railroad to pursue his business interests, and expand his ideas in a bigger way. -
Focus: Steel
Carnegie mainly wanted to focus on steel after 10 years of working with the railroad and Scott. -
Steel 101
Carnegie Steel Co. was the largest of its kind in the world. -
Steel Employee's Object
Many employees objected to lower wages at the Homestead location . -
Philanthropy..?
Carnegie made a huge change to his life. He went from steel tycoon to a phylantrhopist. -
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Carnegie devoted his time to opening new learning passages. -
Carnegie Endowment
He donated tons to libraries for education, and numerous other donations. -
Carnegie : Article
Carnegie writes an article in "American Review". He wrote about business education. -
Carnegie & Pensions
Carnegie made pensions very popular in a matter of a year. -
Death
Carnegie died of pneumonia on August 11th 1919.
