One of the captains of industry of 19th century America, Andrew Carnegie helped build the formidable American steel industry, a process that turned a poor young man into the richest man in the world.

to get rich. In what way?— dishonestly if we can; honestly if we must." — Mark Twain-1871 Andrew Carnegie, 1910. Library of Congress During the "Gilded Age," every man was a potential Andrew ...

What were Andrew Carnegie accomplishments? A major part of his influence lay in the establishment of several trusts or institutions that bear his name, such as the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, the ...

A mention of Andrew Carnegie has made its way from the big apple and landed in West Lafayette, as a Purdue professor earned ...

She revealed that her father-in-law had been employed by the Carnegie family, with tycoon Andrew Carnegie renowned ... a painting that was in the Carnegie mansion in New York City.

When the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum announced a $20 million renovation of its New York City home, the old Andrew Carnegie mansion (plus two adjacent townhouses)-a project to coincide ...

Kathryn Cramer Brownell, professor of history and director of the Center for American Political History and Technology within the College of Liberal Arts at Purdue ...

Yale political scientist Milan Svolik has received a 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship to support his work on political polarization and democratic backsliding. Svolik, the Elizabeth S. & A. Varick ...

When I asked my mother for money, she would always respond with, “Who do you think I am, Andrew Carnegie?” I became reacquainted with him, and his effect on the commercial life of United ...

The most famous example of a Scot who was successful in the USA was Andrew Carnegie. He arrived with his father in 1848 and built a multi-million dollar business empire in the steel industry.