Do your duty and a little more and the future will take
care of itself – Andrew Carnegie
ANDREW CARNEGIE
“THE CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY”
Daniel Moreira
Lisette Romo
Tuba Azam
Ryan Moore
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Andrew Carnegie started off as a messenger boy, and worked his way
towards a position at the Pennsylvania railroad.
• While working there, he made $35 a month.
• Conquered several occupations leading his way into a more superior
position.
• He swiftly obtained the Keystone Bridge Company ™.
• As time progressed, Carnegie achieved massive amounts of money.
• He eventually sold his steel company to a financer named JP Morgan
for $480 million
• Resulting in him becoming the richest man in the world during the
19th century.
• Carnegie professed himself as a friend of labor
• His view of labor was shaped by his childhood experiences.
• Carnegie’s actions and statements lay within a philosophical and
moral framework that he considered logical and consistent.
• He created this framework to improve society.
• Once he got his mind set to this philosophy he never drifted away
from it.
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Carnegie spent most of his money on libraries, schools, and universities.
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He invested on railroads and bridges.
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In Scotland he donated $10 million in 1901 to establish the Carnegie Trust for the
Universities of Scotland.
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In 1886, he donated $250,000 to Allegheny City for a music hall and library.
He donated $2 million in 1901 to start the Carnegie Institute of Technology (CIT)
at Pittsburgh.
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He opened The Broome County public library in October of 1904.
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By the time his life was over, he donated about $350 million.
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Carnegie created the steel industry and set a model for other big businesses and
industries.
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He has arguably contributed more than anyone else to advance America into
modernity.
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He had a strong emphasis on control, efficiency, and qualification.
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Carnegie has been characterized as a transformational leader; a “charismatic
visionary with a great passion”
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He has been known as the greatest philanthropist the United States ever had.
• Andrew Carnegie, a successful Scottish-American industrialist who
expanded the steel industry. According to the his achievements and
the choices he’s made, it’s safe to say he was a “Captain of Industry”
during the 19th and 20th century. Andrew initially started off as just a
regular immigrant, like most of the population, and worked hard to
get to the top. He donated and contributed a lot of society. Andrew
Carnegie also supported the “gospel of wealth” idea, which
essentially describes that the wealthy should use their money to
support the rest of society.