Title: Andrew Carnegie - Wikipedia
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Andrew Carnegie
Contents
Biography
Early life
Railroads
1860–1865: The Civil War
Keystone Bridge Company
Industrialist
1885–1900: Steel empire
1901: U.S. Steel
Scholar and activist
1880–1900
Anti-imperialism
1901–1919: Philanthropist
3,000 public libraries
Investing in education
Death
Controversies
1889: Johnstown Flood
1892: Homestead Strike
Philosophy
Politics
Andrew Carnegie Dictum
On wealth
Intellectual influences
Religion and worldview
World peace
United States colonial expansion
Writings
Legacy and honors
Benefactions
Research sources
Works
See also
Notes
References
Cited sources
Collections
Further reading
External links

Content: Carnegie devoted the remainder of his life to large-scale philanthropy, with special emphasis on local libraries, world peace, education, and scientific research. With the fortune he made from business, he built Carnegie Hall in New York, NY, and the Peace Palace and founded the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Carnegie Institution for Science, Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland, Carnegie Hero Fund, Carnegie Mellon University, and the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, among others. Contents
1 Biography
1.1 Early life
1.2 Railroads
1.3 1860–1865: The Civil War
1.4 Keystone Bridge Company
1.5 Industrialist
1.5.1 1885–1900: Steel empire
1.5.2 1901: U.S. Steel
1.6 Scholar and activist
1.6.1 1880–1900
1.7 Anti-imperialism
1.8 1901–1919: Philanthropist
1.8.1 3,000 public libraries
1.8.2 Investing in education
1.9 Death
2 Controversies
2.1 1889: Johnstown Flood
2.2 1892: Homestead Strike
3 Philosophy
3.1 Politics
3.2 Andrew Carnegie Dictum
3.3 On wealth
3.4 Intellectual influences
3.5 Religion and worldview
3.6 World peace
3.7 United States colonial expansion
4 Writings
5 Legacy and honors
5.1 Benefactions
5.2 Research sources
6 Works
7 See also
8 Notes
9 References
10 Cited sources
11 Further reading
12 External links
Biography
Early life
Birthplace of Andrew Carnegie in Dunfermline, Scotland
Andrew Carnegie was born to Margaret Morrison Carnegie and William Carnegie in Dunfermline, Scotland, in a typical weaver's cottage with only one main room, consisting of half the ground floor, which was shared with the neighboring weaver's family. The main room served as a living room, dining room and bedroom.