Title: Andrew Carnegie: His Contribution to Society Today | SpecialEssays.com
Headings: Andrew Carnegie: His Contribution to Society Today
Andrew Carnegie: His Contribution to Society Today
The main field of charitable investments for Andrew Carnegie was construction of public libraries
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Content: In general, the influence of Carnegie on the level of education in the world is difficult to assess. After all, due to the fact that Carnegie was a self-educated man, he decided to give this opportunity to all other inhabitants of the planet Earth. One of the most important legacies of Andrew Carnegie is a famous Carnegie Hall in New York, which is one of the major concert halls of the world. Charity, which was spontaneous and random before Carnegie, became organized and popular. Moreover, the richest US families were infected by Carnegie’s idea of charity. Rockefeller, Ford, Reynolds, McCormick, a total of 12 dynasties had their own charitable foundations by 1940. At the age of 33, with an annual income of 50 thousand dollars, Carnegie wrote, “Beyond this, I need ever earn, make no effort to increase my fortune, but spend the surplus each year for benevolent purposes!” ( cited in Lagemann 13). Carnegie was engaged in charity after retiring from business. The first large donation to his hometown was a bath, built in 1873.