Andrew Carnegie

　America. His success resulted in part from his ability to sell the product

and in part from his policy Inflatable Games sales of expanding during periods of economic

decline, when most of his competitors were reducing their investments.

Carnegie believed that individuals should progress through hard

work, but he also felt strongly that the wealthy should use their

fortunes for the benefit of society. He opposed charity, preferring

instead to provide educational opportunities that would allow

others to help themselves. "He who dies rich, dies disgraced, " he

often said.

Among his more noteworthy contributions to society are those that bear his

name, including

the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh, which has a library, a museum of fine

arts, and a museum of national history. He also founded a school of

technology that is now part of Carnegie-Mellon University. Other

philanthropic gifts are the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

to promote understanding between nations, the Carnegie Institute of

Washington to fund scientific research, and Carnegie Hall to provide a

center for the arts.

Few Americans have been left untouched by Andrew Carnegie's generosity.