(1837-1919) American philanthropist and capitalist.

Andrew Carnegie

(1837-1919) American philanthropist and capitalist.

"His career shows him to have been one of the greatest of Americans and the noblest of men. He learned three trades before he was twenty-one; his genious enabled him to rank high as an inventor; he was pre-eminently a man of affairs, his knowledge of men and business securing success in every venture; and most important of all, he was a broad and practical philanthropist." —The Popular Cyclopedia, 1888

Peter Cooper

"His career shows him to have been one of the greatest of Americans and the noblest of men. He learned…

Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb.

Thomas Alva Edison

Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman…

(1819-1892) American merchant who led the Atlantic Telegraph Company that laid the first cable across the Atlantic ocean.

Cyrus West Field

(1819-1892) American merchant who led the Atlantic Telegraph Company that laid the first cable across…

Cyrus West Field (November 30, 1819–July 12, 1892) was an American businessman and financier who led the Atlantic Telegraph Company, the company that successfully laid the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean in 1858.

Cyrus West Field

Cyrus West Field (November 30, 1819–July 12, 1892) was an American businessman and financier who…

(1837-1913) John Pierpont Morgan, American financier, banker, and art collector.

J. P. Morgan

(1837-1913) John Pierpont Morgan, American financier, banker, and art collector.