Andrew Carnegie TL

By ckt04
  • Andrew Carnegie's Birthday

    Andrew Carnegie's Birthday

    Born in Scotland to a poor weaver

  • Went to America

    Brought his family as well.
  • Worked as a Private Secretary

    Worked as a Private Secretary

    18 and working for Thomas Alexander Scott, a railroad official, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • Started His Own Company

    Started His Own Company

    Left the railroad and started a company making bridges from iron.
  • Started His First Steel Mill

    Started His First Steel Mill

  • Grew to be the Carnegie Steel Company

    Grew to be the Carnegie Steel Company

    Controlled a quarter of American iron
    and steel production.

  • Retirement

  • Established the Carnegie Corporation of America

    Established the Carnegie Corporation of America

    Donated $125 million to provide funding to institutions and organizations that conduct research on education and public affairs.

  • Death

    Died in Lenox, Massachusetts from Bronchial Pneumonia.