Andrew Carnegie was an industrialist and philanthropist who built a fortune from the ground up. Born in Scotland in 1835, Carnegie's family moved to the U.S. when he was 12. He started work in the ...

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.

Editor’s note: In her just released book, “A New Era of Philanthropy,” Dimple Abichandani, a philanthropy leader and adviser, imagines herself as a podcast host interviewing Andrew Carnegie, often ...

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 ...

When Andrew Carnegie was 33 years old, in 1868, he wrote himself a letter: "To continue much longer overwhelmed by business cares and with most of my thoughts wholly upon the way to make money in ...

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 ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Many people are familiar with the name “Carnegie.” There’s Carnegie Hall in New York City and Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, both named after one of ...

The name Andrew Carnegie was given to him on November 25, 1835, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Although he had barely any formal education, Carnegie grew up in a family that valued the importance of ...