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Born in Scotland, Andrew Carnegie came to America poor and rose to extreme wealth. His later years were devoted to philanthropy. Carnegie began working for the Pennsylvania Railroad, where at just 24, he became superintendent of the western division of the line. With help from Thomas A. Scott, a high official of the railroad, Carnegie learned how to invest and had made considerable money by his 30's. In the depression of the 1870's, Carnegie moved into steel making. He was fierce in keeping costs down and his plants used the latest technology. Eventually, he came to dominate the steel industry. In 1901, Carnegie sold his interests to the new U.S. Steel Corporation formed by J. Pierpoint Morgan for $250,000,000. Afterwards, he spend millions of dollars building libraries through the country, endowing universities and building Carnegie Hall in Born in Scotland, Andrew Carnegie came to America poor and rose to extreme wealth. His later years were devoted to philanthropy. Carnegie began working for the Pennsylvania Railroad, where at just 24, he became superintendent of the western division of the line. With help from Thomas A. Scott, a high official of the railroad, Carnegie learned how to invest and had made considerable money by his 30's. In the depression of the 1870's, Carnegie moved into steel making. He was fierce in keeping costs down and his plants used the latest technology. Eventually, he came to dominate the steel industry. In 1901, Carnegie sold his interests to the new U.S. Steel Corporation formed by J. Pierpoint Morgan for $250,000,000. Afterwards, he spend millions of dollars building libraries through the country, endowing universities and building Carnegie Hall in [ny:newyork]. CODE left
Born in Scotland, Andrew Carnegie came to America poor and rose to extreme wealth. His later years were devoted to philanthropy. Carnegie began working for the Pennsylvania Railroad, where at just 24, he became superintendent of the western division of the line. With help from Thomas A. Scott, a high official of the railroad, Carnegie learned how to invest and had made considerable money by his 30's. In the depression of the 1870's, Carnegie moved into steel making. He was fierce in keeping costs down and his plants used the latest technology. Eventually, he came to dominate the steel industry. In 1901, Carnegie sold his interests to the new U.S. Steel Corporation formed by J. Pierpoint Morgan for $250,000,000. Afterwards, he spend millions of dollars building libraries through the country, endowing universities and building Carnegie Hall in [ny:newyork].
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