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  EH.Net Encyclopedia: Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie's competitive zeal and unwillingness to collude irked his competitors, as did his moves around 1900 to expand into producing steel goods in hoop, rod, wire and nail mills.
Carnegie's general thesis was that America's democratic institutions and the economic and social freedoms they encouraged were responsible for her ascendance over monarchical Europe.
Carnegie emphasized that wealth should not be given to "charity," but that it go to libraries, schools, museums and other projects that helped those who would help themselves.
eh.net /encyclopedia/?article=Whaples.Carnegie   (854 words)

  
 Carnegie Institution of Washington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Carnegie Institution of Washington (CIW) is a foundation established by Andrew Carnegie in 1902 to support scientific research.
Two solar telescopes were also constructed with Carnegie support and together they form the Mount Wilson Observatory, still chiefly supported by the Carnegie Institution after 100 years.
OCIW is the lead institution in the consortium building the Giant Magellan Telescope, which will be made up seven mirrors each 8.4 meters in diameter for a total telescope diameter of 25.4 metres (83 feet).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carnegie_Institution   (437 words)

  
 Andrew Carnegie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Carnegie's father, William Carnegie, a handloom weaver, was a Chartist and marcher for workingman's causes; his maternal grandfather, Thomas Morrision, also an agitator, had been a friend of William Cobbett.
Carnegie's subsequent rise was rapid, and in 1859 he succeeded Scott as superintendent of the railroad's Pittsburgh division.
Carnegie also obtained greater efficiency by purchasing the coke fields and iron-ore deposits that furnished the raw materials for steelmaking, as well as the ships and railroads that transported these supplies to his mills.
econ161.berkeley.edu /TCEH/andrewcarnegie.html   (894 words)

  
 Carnegie Observatories Calendar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The institution is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has five departments around the country devoted to research in plant biology, developmental biology, earth and planetary sciences, and astronomy.
Carnegie's intention was for the institution to be home to the "exceptional" person-an individual with imagination and dedication who worked at the cutting edge of a specialty.
Carnegie's legacy of pioneering scientific research is vibrant today, and its unique founding principles ensure that Carnegie researchers will continue to extend the frontiers of science for decades to come.
www.ociw.edu /ociw/about/carnegie.html   (343 words)

  
 About Carnegie Institution
His intention was for the institution to be home to exceptional individuals—men and women with imagination and extraordinary dedication capable of working at the cutting edge of their fields.
The Carnegie Institution is headquartered in Washington, D.C. Richard A. Meserve serves as president.
These Carnegie researchers are discovering planets outside our solar system, determining the age and structure of the universe, and studying the causes of earthquakes and volcanoes.
hq.ciw.edu /about.html   (977 words)

  
 NAI: Teams   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The NASA Astrobiology Institute team led by the Carnegie Institution will be dedicated, over the coming five years, to the study of the gradual evolution of organic compounds from prebiotic molecular synthesis and organization to cellular evolution and diversification – processes central to the missions of the NAI.
The institution will provide full salary support for all 16 members of the senior research staff who are investigators on this project, 50% of the stipends of all NAI-sponsored Postdoctoral Research Associates, support for half of the 8 college and high-school astrobiology summer interns, and full support of all NAI-related technicians and Information Technology staff.
The mission of the Carnegie Institution’s vibrant astrobiology program matches that of the NASA Astrobiology Institute itself – to explore the origins and distribution of life in the universe.
nai.arc.nasa.gov /institute/lead_teams_detail.cfm?ID=3   (1509 words)

  
 Exhibit For Carnegie Institution Hundredth Birthday
Carnegie researchers have been responsible for some of the most extraordinary scientific discoveries of the past century.
Visitors will also experience some of the science at Carnegie today -- from investigating the large-scale structure of the universe, the nature of dark matter and the characteristics of extrasolar planets to studying genes that could lead to plants that grow in the dark and animals that regenerate parts of their bodies.
The Carnegie Institution is located 3 blocks east of the Dupont Circle Metro stop at 16th and P Streets, NW.
unisci.com /stories/20014/1127016.htm   (261 words)

  
 C&EN: COVER STORY - CARNEGIE INSTITUTION: AT 100, STILL IN ITS PRIME
Carnegie Observatories Director Augustus Oemler Jr., who spent two decades as a professor at Yale University, says: "The most substantial difference is the single-minded agenda of the Carnegie, which is the pursuit of science.
Carnegie cares about nothing but the work that the scientist is doing." That manifests itself in numerous ways, not least of which is that nearly "every penny that comes into the institution is going to do science," Oemler says.
The Carnegie Institution would be a congenial home for those "people who have ideas that they would like to pursue, but they feel quite uncertain as to whether they could get the standard kind of support from grants to do that," Singer says.
pubs.acs.org /cen/coverstory/8008/print/8008carnegie.html   (5394 words)

  
 Carnegie Institution of Washington launches new ecology department at Stanford: 11/01
The Carnegie Institution of Washington has chosen Stanford as the site of its new Department of Global Ecology ­ the first scientific research center established by Carnegie in more than 70 years.
The Carnegie Institution in Washington was founded by steel magnate Andrew Carnegie in 1902 to encourage "investigation, research and discovery, and the application of knowledge to the improvement of mankind."
Since the late 1920s, the nonprofit institution has consisted of just five departments: Embryology based in Baltimore; Terrestrial Magnetism and the Geophysical Laboratory in Washington, D.C.; the Carnegie Observatories in Pasadena, Calif.; and Plant Biology established on the Stanford campus in 1929.
www.stanford.edu /dept/news/pr/01/carnegie1128.html   (633 words)

  
 Carnegie Institution breaks ground for new plant biology building   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Maxine Singer, president of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and Peter Raven, director of the Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis, spoke Tuesday, Feb. 20, at ground-breaking ceremonies for the institution's new plant biology laboratory.
The 10,000 square foot building at 290 Panama St. is the first expansion since 1974 of the Carnegie Institution's Department of Plant Biology, an independent research center located on the Stanford campus since 1929.
Led by Winslow Briggs, the plant biology department is one of five different research centers of the "institution for discovery" founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1902.
www.stanford.edu /dept/news/pr/92/920225Arc2399.html   (209 words)

  
 Carnegie Observatories - General Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Hale, inventor of the spectroheliograph, discoverer of solar magnetism, and one of the founders of modern astrophysics, was determined to push beyond the descriptive astronomy of earlier generations to understand the internal physics of the Sun and the stars.
Carnegie operates the latter for a consortium whose other members are Harvard, MIT, and the Universities of Arizona and Michigan.
Carnegie is a very special place, and the environment of the Observatories reflects the values of an institution dedicated to enabling exceptional scientists to pursue their ideas with complete freedom.
www.ociw.edu /ociw/about   (1094 words)

  
 Used and Rare Books for Sale - PaleoPublications New Listings For December 2003 - Anthropology, Archaeology, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Papers from the Geophysical laboratory Carnegie Institution of Washington.
Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1984, Annual Report, 83.
Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1985, Annual Report, 84.
www.paleopubs.com /dec03.htm   (5486 words)

  
 in-cites - An Interview With Carnegie Institution of Washington, Department of Global Ecology
Field is the Director of the Carnegie Institution’s Department of Global Ecology, which operates out of Stanford University in California.
The Carnegie Institution of Washington is a private, endowment-based, basic research organization that has been in existence for just over 100 years.
Probably the most important message is the one that Andrew Carnegie left when he founded the Institution, which is that basic science research has a critical role in laying the foundations for a sustainable future.
www.in-cites.com /institutions/carnegie.html   (1758 words)

  
 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is the leading typology of American colleges and universities.
Most of the Carnegie Foundation's higher education projects rely on the Classification to ensure a representative selection of participating individuals and institutions.
The Carnegie Classification was originally published in 1973, and subsequently updated in 1976, 1987, 1994 and 2000.
www.carnegiefoundation.org /Classification   (224 words)

  
 Hydrocarbons in the deep Earth?
Contact at the Carnegie Institution's Geophysical Laboratory Dr. Russell Hemley 202-478-8951, e-mail hemley@gl.ciw.edu; Dr. Henry Scott at Indiana University South Bend, 574-520-5527 e-mail hpscott@iusb.edu; or Dr.
The Carnegie Institution of Washington (www.CarnegieInstitution.org) has been a pioneering force in basic scientific research since 1902.
The NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) is a distributed national organization for research and training, which explores questions about the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe.
www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2004-09/ci-hit090904.php   (570 words)

  
 Combining global environmental changes yields surprising ecosystem response
Carnegie's new Department of Global Ecology --launched July 1, 2002, on the campus of Stanford University -- grew from a century of ecological research at Carnegie's Department of Plant Biology, also at Stanford.
The interdisciplinary Carnegie team views the planet through a biological lens to probe the function, assess the fragility, and explore the integration of the world's ecosystems.
The Carnegie Institution of Washington (http://www.CarnegieInstitution.org) has been a pioneering force in basic scientific research since 1902.
www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2002-12/ci-cge120302.php   (663 words)

  
 Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie shrewdly surrounded himself with intelligent advisors, made heavy investments new equipment, and maintained his ownership stake in all his enterprises, enabling him to exponentially increase his wealth.
The Carnegie Steel Company was producing one-fourth of all steel in the U.S. by 1900, and was sold to U.S. Steel in 1901 for $250 million.
Carnegie then retired to write books espousing social responsibility of the wealthy, and spent his final years giving away his substantial fortune to benefit the public with projects such as Carnegie Hall in New York, the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and over 2,800 libraries.
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0771862.html   (345 words)

  
 Carnegie Observatories
The Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington (OCIW) was founded by George Ellery Hale in 1904.
The Huntington Library is again hosting the third season of the Carnegie Observatories Astronomy Lecture Series starting Tuesday March 15.
Images ©The Trustees of the Carnegie Institution of Washington.
www.ociw.edu   (269 words)

  
 CIW - News
Carnegie’s department of Global Ecology was founded in 2002 on the campus of Stanford University.
The Carnegie Institution (www.CarnegieInstitution.org) has been a pioneering force in basic scientific research since 1902.
It is a private, nonprofit organization with six research departments throughout the U.S. Carnegie scientists are leaders in plant biology, developmental biology, astronomy, materials science, global ecology, and Earth and planetary science.
www.carnegieinstitution.org /news_releases/news_050307.html   (938 words)

  
 Carnegie Institution of Washington Completes Archives Survey - Spring 2002 newsletter
Photo courtesy of the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington.
The Carnegie Institution of Washington (CIW), one of the first privately-funded scientific research organizations in the United States, is marking its 100th anniversary this year.
Over the next year, the Institution will seek to identify funding to enable full implementation of the work plans outlined in the HAI report, including hiring of a project archivist to coordinate processing activities at the various sites and the development of finding aids and resource databases.
www.aip.org /history/newsletter/spring2002/carnegie.htm   (571 words)

  
 Geophysical Laboratory > Carnegie Institution of Washington   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
(5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213), formed from the 1967 merger of Mellon Institute and Carnegie Institute of Technology, which was founded in 1900 as Carnegie Technical Schools and later became an independent university.
Carnegie Hero Funds in Europe, established during 1909–11 in France, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, and Italy.
Some of Carnegie’s notable personal gifts include his contributions to the construction of the Peace Palace at The Hague, the Pan American Union Building—now called the Organization of American States Building—in Washington, D.C., and the Central American Court of Justice in San José, Costa Rica.
www.gl.ciw.edu /ciw   (432 words)

  
 Carnegie Institution
Over 400 guests from across the globe gathered in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday, October 4, for the presentation of the Andrew Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy 2005.
Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington
Hurricane Katrina may be a small taste of what is to come if emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO) are not diminished soon, warns Dr. Ken Caldeira of the Carnegie Institution’s Department of Global Ecology....(more)
www.carnegieinstitution.org   (221 words)

  
 Department of Terrestrial Magnetism (DTM) - Home
On 29 September the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Department of Terrestrial Magnetism (DTM) and NASA celebrated 50 years of radio astronomy.
The event was marked by an unveiling of a Maryland state historical marker at the approximate site of the radio antenna array with which DTM staff members Bernard Burke and Kenneth Franklin discovered radio emissions from Jupiter in 1955.
DTM staff member Richard Carlson and Carnegie fellow Maud Boyet are featured for their insightful work into Earth’s early history in the September 2005 issue of Physics Today.
www.ciw.edu /DTM.html   (458 words)

  
 Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The improvement of teaching and learning is central to all of the work of Carnegie.
The Foundation seeks to be both an inspiration and catalyst as we work on issues across regions, disciplines and levels of the education system from kindergarten through the level of doctoral education.
This month’s Carnegie Perspective addresses what Lee Shulman sees as the moral obligation of the education community to engage in active investigations of teaching practices and their consequences for students.
www.carnegiefoundation.org   (268 words)

  
 Carnegie Institution of Washington - Officers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The administrative offices of the Carnegie Institution are headquartered in a historic, neoclassical building at the corner of 16th and P Streets in Northwest Washington, DC.
Director of the Carnegie Academy for Science Education (CASE), a summer science institute where elementary school teachers learn interactive techniques of science teaching, and First Light, a Saturday "hands-on" science school where elementary school students explore worlds within and around them.
An extensive financial profile is included in the institution's most recent annual report, The Carnegie Institution Year Book, available FREE from the Publications Office and online.
hq.ciw.edu /admin_fin.html   (164 words)

  
 Carnegie Institution of Washington names Richard A. Meserve president | SpaceRef - Your Space Reference
"Although the Carnegie Institution is small in terms of the number of Carnegie scientists, it has made immense contributions to science over the years.
In addition to the Carnegie board, Meserve serves on the Board of Directors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
It is a private, nonprofit organization with six research departments in the U.S.: Plant Biology, Global Ecology, Embryology, the Geophysical Laboratory, the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, and The Observatories.
www.spaceref.com /news/viewpr.html?pid=10135   (669 words)

  
 Carnegie Science Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
On October 24, 1939, Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science officially opened its doors as the fifth major planetarium in North America, joining an elite group of planetariums in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia.
During 1940, the Planetarium's first full year of operation, nearly 200,000 visitors were introduced to the wonders of the Universe in a revolutionary environment that foreshadowed the experience of the modern science center.
Carnegie Science Center gave Pittsburgh a world-class learning environment and a state-of-the-art planetarium facility designed to give Buhl the tools needed to carry on its mission well into the 21st century.
www.carnegiesciencecenter.org /exhibits/planet.asp   (358 words)

  
 CIW - News
The Carnegie group, headed by Dr. Paul Martini, published their results in the September 10, 2002, Astrophysical Journal Letters.
They then used the Carnegie telescope to confirm that all of the galaxies are in the cluster and not in the foreground or background.
The Chandra image reveals X-ray emissions produced by both hot gas (the blue area near the center of the image) and by accretion of dust and gas onto supermassive fl holes (the smaller blue patches on the outskirts of the image).
carnegieinstitution.org /news_020912.html   (603 words)

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