Life of Andrew Carnegie

By dmb08

  • Birth

    Birth
    Andrew Carnegie was born in 1835 in Scotland to a poor weaver.

  • Journey to america

    Journey to america
    In 1848 his parents brought him and his family to America, when he turned 18 he worked as a secretary to a railroad official in Pittsburgh.

  • Start of railroad company

    Start of railroad company
    In 1865 Andrew left the railroad company he worked for to start his own.

  • Opening of Steel mill

    Opening of Steel mill
    In 1873 Andrew Carnegie started his first steel mill.

  • Consolidation

    Consolidation
    In 1899 Andrew had controlled a quarter of American steel and iron production and then two years later he retired.

  • Retirment

    Retirment
    After he retired he spent his last 18 years of life for public good. in 1911 he gave a gift of $125 million dollars to establish the Carnegie Corporation of America.