Andrew Carnegie was born November 25, 1835, in Dunfermline, Scotland. At the age of twelve, he and his family took the long voyage from Scotland to the United States. Young Andrew adapted and thrived in the modern age of America. At the age of thirteen, Andrew began his first job, which was working in a boiler room at a thread factory. However, luck was on his side and he soon became a messenger for O'Reilly Telegraph Company. Andrew thrived at his new job and soon became known as the fastest messenger in town. His job at O'Reilly Telegraph Company not only provided him with better working conditions, but it also allowed him to establish valuable connections throughout the city.
One of the connections that he made was a man named Tom Scott. Tom Scott was one of the top officials for Pennsylvania Railroad Company and recruited Andrew to become his secretary/telegraph operator. Andrew
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The first major fortune that Mr. Carnegie reaped from his investment was in the sleeping car. However, after Carnegie came back from the Civil War he realized that the business was no longer in the railroad and telegraph industry, but in the iron industry. This influenced his transition from the railroad and telegraph industry to the steel industry. This would be the best decision he ever made for his career. He ended up becoming a steel giant. Andrew's steel company, Carnegie Steel Company, became the leading and most efficient company in producing steel. Not only did his company make him one of the richest men in the world, but it also helped in the advancement of society. By 1889 his company was the largest steel company in the world. However, shortly after the homestead incident, Carnegie sold his company in January 1901 for 480 million