https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ogtijyhhj06b "People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents" -Andrew Carnegie en-us 2016-10-03 16:19:34 UTC 2024-03-20 05:48:41 UTC hello@padlet.com 3646681 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ogtijyhhj06b/wish/127934095 Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25, 1835, in Dunfermline, Scotland. After moving to the United States, he worked all sorts of railroad jobs. Although he had little education, Carnegie grew up in a family that believed in the importance of books and learning. By 1889 he owned Carnegie Steel Corporation. In 1901 he sold his business and dedicated his time to expanding his philanthropic work, including the establishment of Carnegie-Mellon University in 1904.]]> 2016-10-03 16:22:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ogtijyhhj06b/wish/127934095 3646681 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ogtijyhhj06b/wish/127938767 J.P. Morgan was born on April 17, 1837, in Hartford, Connecticut, he would later become one of the most famous businessman in business history. The son of a banker, Morgan went into the family business and became one of the most famous businessman in history. After working for his father, he started his own private banking company in 1871, which later became known as J.P. Morgan & Co. Morgan died on March 31, 1913, in Rome, Italy. He was hailed as a master of business at the time of his death.]]> 2016-10-03 16:35:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ogtijyhhj06b/wish/127938767 3646681 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ogtijyhhj06b/wish/127940815 Andrew Mellon was born March 24, 1855, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and died August 26, 1937, Southampton, New York. When Mellon was younger, he took over his father's bank and built up a financial-industrial empire. He founded Alcoa, Gulf Oil and Union Steel and by the 1920s was one of the richest men in the U.S. Mellon was appointed to head the U.S. Treasury by President Harding and continued under Coolidge and Hoover. His fortune and art collection were the basis for the National Gallery of Art.]]> 2016-10-03 16:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ogtijyhhj06b/wish/127940815 3646681 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ogtijyhhj06b/wish/127960951 Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863, near Dearborn, Michigan, Henry left home at the age of 16, to take an apprenticeship as a machinist in Detroit. In the years that followed, he would learn to operate and service steam engines. Henry created the Ford Model T car in 1908 and went on to develop the assembly line of production, which revolutionized the industry. As a result, Ford sold millions of cars and became a world-famous company head. The company had a lasting impact on other technological development and U.S. infrastructure.]]> 2016-10-03 17:38:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ogtijyhhj06b/wish/127960951 3646681 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ogtijyhhj06b/wish/127970118 Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio, Edison worked as an inventor of major technology. He was deemed "difficult" by his teacher. So, his mother pulled him from school and taught him at home. At age 11, he showed a huge appetite for knowledge. Setting up a lab in Menlo Park, some of the products he developed included the telegraph, phonograph, electric light bulb, alkaline storage batteries and Kinetograph . He died on October 18, 1931, in West Orange, New Jersey.]]> 2016-10-03 18:02:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ogtijyhhj06b/wish/127970118