 |
|
|
安德魯‧卡內基 (Andrew
Carnegie) 捐錢蓋圖書館
1901年3月12日
卡內基生於1835年，他和他的父母在1848年時移居到美國。因為在美國工業努力工作，並且做了明智的投資，卡內基在30歲之前就已經累積了一筆財富。在1870年代，他看到鋼鐵工業的潛力，於是設立自己第一座鋼鐵工廠。工廠的生意果然很好。這張圖片就是鋼鐵工廠員工參加野餐會時的合影。西元1901年，卡內基以二億五千萬美金賣掉了他的公司，卡內基也跟著退休。他在接下來的日子都做些什麼呢？
Born in 1835, Carnegie immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1848. Working in American industry and making smart investments, he had already made a fortune before the age of 30. In the 1870s, he saw the potential of the steel industry and founded his own steel mill. The company boomed. Here, the employees of the Carnegie Steel Company pose for a picture at a company picnic. In 1901, Carnegie sold the company for $250 million. It was time for Carnegie to retire. To what did he devote the rest of his life?
2/3頁
|
