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wiz21c 6 hours ago

I don't get it :-(

wk_end 6 hours ago | parent [-]

I think it's just that Andrew Carnegie made his fortune in the steel industry, and the Mellons made their fortune in banking.

PantaloonFlames 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Yes and

Carnegie Technical Schools was founded in 1900 based on a $1m donation from Andrew Carnegie,

Mellon Institute of Industrial Research was originally founded in 1913 by Andrew and Richard Mellon.

Carnegie Mellon was created by combining the two institutions in 1967.