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ANDREW CARNEGIE

CARNEGIE STEEL INDUSTRY, 1835-1919

CARNEGIE STEEL INDUSTRY

$310 BILLION (2014), $480 MILLION (1901)

CORNELIUS VANDERBILT

1794-1877, NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD

NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD

$105 MILLION (2014)

JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

1839-1937, STANDARD OIL COMPANY

STANDARD OIL COMPANY

$340 BILLION (2014)

GEORGE EASTMAN

1854-1932, EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY

EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY

$95 MILLION AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH (1932)

JP MORGAN

1837-1913, JP MORGAN & COMPANY

JP MORGAN & COMPANY

$41.50 BILLION (2014)

THOMAS EDISON

1847-1931, GENERAL ELECTRIC

GENERAL ELECTRIC

$170 MILLION (2014)

NIKOLA TESLA

1856-1943, WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER, X-RAYS, DEATH RAY, ELECTRIC MOTOR

X-RAYS, DEATH RAYS, WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER, ELECTRIC MOTOR

$1 BILLION AND THREW IT AWAY AND DIED BANKRUPT

HENRY FORD

1863-1947, FORD MOTOR COMPANY

FORD MOTOR COMPANY

$200 BILLION (2014)