安德鲁·卡内基是美国著名的“钢铁大王”,他发展的卡内基钢铁公司,1890年所生产的钢铁已占全美总产量的四分之一。1901年售出产业,得二亿五千万美元,退休后用于慈善事业。捐赠款项总计三亿五千万美元,卡内基建立的图书馆遍及全美,他在全美1,412个社区建起了1,679个图书馆,在海外建了830个,单纽约他就捐资建了52个图书馆。五十二个州中唯有罗德岛未获他 Andrew Carnegie is a famous American “steel tycoon,” and Carnegie Steel, which he developed, produced steel in 1890, which accounted for a quarter of the country’s total output. In 1901, the industry was sold for 250 million U.S. dollars and was used for charity after retirement. With a total donation of 350 million U.S. dollars, Carnegie built a library throughout the United States. He built 1,679 libraries in 1,412 communities throughout the United States and built 830 overseas. In New York alone, he donated 52 library. Only Rhode Island in fifty-two states did not get him