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The Men Who Built America

Published on Mar 18, 2016

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THE MEN WHO BUILT AMERICA

ENTREPRENEURS WITH DREAMS TO CHANGE AMERICA.

ANDREW CARNEGIE

1835-1919. OWNED AND OPERATED THE CARNEGIE STEEL COMPANY.

CARNEGIE STEEL COMPANY

ANDREW CARNEGIE'S MAIN BUSINESS WAS STEEL. NET WORTH: 310 BILLION.

GEORGE EASTMAN

1854-1932. INVENTOR OF THE KODAK CAMERA.

EASTMAN KODAK

GEORGE EASTMAN SOLD CAMERAS. NET WORTH: 1.5 BILLION DOLLARS.

THOMAS EDISON

1847-1931. INVENTOR OF THE PHONOGRAPH AND LIGHTBULB.

EDISON ILLUMINATING COMPANY

LATER GENERAL ELECTRIC. NET WORTH: 170 MILLION.

HENRY FORD

1867-1947. INVENTOR OF THE FIRST ASSEMBLY LINE AND MODEL T CAR.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY

SOLD MOTOR VEHICLES. NET WORTH: 200 BILLION.

J.P. MORGAN

1837-1913. BANKER. J.P MORGAN AND CO.

J.P MORGAN AND CO.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST BANKS. NET WORTH: 41.5 BILLION.

JOHN ROCKEFELLER

1839-1937. OIL TYCOON. STANDARD OIL COMPANY.

STANDARD OIL COMPANY

ONE OF THE BIGGEST OIL COMPANIES AT THE TIME. NET WORTH: 340 BILLION.

NIKOLA TESLA

1856-1943. INVENTOR AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEER. AC SUPPORTER.

WARDENCLYFFE TOWER

TESLA INVESTED 3 MILLION INTO THIS BUST. NET WORTH AT DEATH: BANKRUPT

CORNELIUS VANDERBILT

1794-1877. SHIPPING INDUSTRIALIST.

SHIPMENT EMPIRE

VANDERBILT HAD A SHIPPING EMPIRE OVER SEAS AND ON THE RAILROAD.

NET WORTH

CORNELIUS VANDERBILT'S NET WORTH REACHED 185 BILLION DOLLARS.

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