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Andrew Carnegie, known as the King of Steel, built the steel industry in the United States, and, in the process, became one of the  46  men in America.His success resulted in part from his ability to sell the product and in  47  from his policy of expanding during periods of economic decline, when most of his competitors were  48  their investments.

Carnegie believed that individuals should progress through hard work,  49  he also felt strongly that the wealthy should use their fortunes for the  50  of society .He opposed charity, preferring instead to provide educational opportunities that would allow others to help  51  ."He who dies rich, dies disgraced, " he often said .

Among his more noteworthy contributions to society are those that  52  his name, including the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh, which has a library, a museum of fine arts, and a museum of national history.He also  53  a school of technology that is now part of Carnegie-Mellon University.Other philanthropic gifts are the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to promote understanding between nations, the Carnegie Institute of Washington to  54  scientific research, and Carnegie Hall to provide a center for the arts .

Few Americans have been  55  untouched by Andrew Carnegie's generosity .His contributions of more than five million dollars established 2,500 libraries in small communities throughout the country and formed the nucleus of the public library system that we all enjoy today