Andrew Carnegie vs Buckminster Fuller
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Compare the life timelines of Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) and Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 24 years, from 1895 to 1919.
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Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919)
- — Born in Dunfermline, Scotland Verified
- — Emigrated with his family to Allegheny, Pennsylvania Verified
- — Rose from telegraph messenger to superintendent at the Pennsylvania Railroad Verified
- — Opened the Edgar Thomson Steel Works Verified
- — Married Louise Whitfield Verified
- — Published 'The Gospel of Wealth' Verified
- — Homestead Strike at Carnegie Steel Verified
- — Sold Carnegie Steel to J. P. Morgan, forming U.S. Steel Verified
- — Established the Carnegie Corporation of New York Verified
- — Died in Lenox, Massachusetts Verified
Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983)
- — Born in Milton, Massachusetts Verified
- — Expelled from Harvard University Verified
- — Married Anne Hewlett Verified
- — Experienced a turning point after personal crisis Verified
- — Designed the Dymaxion house and car Verified
- — Patented the geodesic dome Verified
- — Joined the faculty of Southern Illinois University Verified
- — Designed the U.S. Pavilion for Expo 67 Verified
- — Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified
- — Died in Los Angeles, California Verified