Life of Andrew Carnegie

By mileymalcolm

  • Birth of Andrew Carnegie

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

  • Iron Bridge Maker

    In 1865 Carnegie left the railroad and started his own company making railroad bridges from iron.

  • Steel Mill

    Carnegie started his first steel mill.

  • Carnegie Steel Company

    By 1899, when he consolidated into the Carnegie Steel Company he controlled a quarter of American iron and steel production.

  • Retired

    In 1901, Carnegie retired from his steel mill company.

  • Carnegie Corporation of America

    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.