Andrew Carnegie vs Heinrich Hertz
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Compare the life timelines of Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) and Heinrich Hertz (1857–1894) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 37 years, from 1857 to 1894.
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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
Heinrich Hertz (1857–1894)
- — Born in Hamburg, Germany Verified
- — Studied sciences and engineering in Dresden, Munich, and Berlin Verified
- — Received his doctorate from the University of Berlin Verified
- — Appointed lecturer at the University of Kiel Verified
- — Became professor at the Karlsruhe Polytechnic Verified
- — Married Elisabeth Doll Verified
- — Observed the photoelectric effect Verified
- — Demonstrated the existence of electromagnetic waves Verified
- — Appointed professor of physics at the University of Bonn Verified
- — Died in Bonn, Germany, at age 36 Verified