Andrew Carnegie; an immigrant, entrepreneur, and philanthropist came to america hungary and always wanting more. Throughout the years he worked his way up the chain and eventually being considered one of “America's builders.” Although some may consider him a robber barron, he achieved many philanthropic actions. Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25, 1835 in Dunfermline Scotland. Although his family believed the power of books and learning he only attended school for a few years. In 1848, he moved to the United States and lived in Allegheny Pennsylvania where he got a job in a textile mill, only making $1.20 a week. He only worked there for about a year and then moved on to being a telegraph messenger, then to a telegraph operator. Later, …show more content…
With the money he earned from his previous investments, he built many steel mills all over the country and these milles hosted a new type of technology. The way he made steel was with the bessemer process. This was the fist inexpensive way to mass manufacture steel. It used the open hearth furnace but the key part of the process was the way it blew the impurities out of the molten metal with air, This new technological advance made it possible to mass produce steel and to make buildings and other large structures out of it. But what made him so successful was he owned everything he would need along the way. He owned the mines for the raw materials, the necessary transportation, such as trains and ships, and even coal mines to power the furnaces. Being in charge of the process is what made him superior to his competition. But all this success was not all on him. People say that he Carnegie got rich on the backs of his workers. The most famous case of this was in Homestead, Pennsylvania, where he lowered wages and the workers went on strike and did not work. This strike eventually became violent and Carnegie was held accountable for his