John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, the first robber baron of America and the Hero of America as well.. John D. Rockefeller born July 8, 1839 in Richford, New York and died May 23, 1937. (Rockefeller Biography) John D. Rockefeller a man believing in the Gospel of Wealth, helped the american people by making oil affordable to the masses and creating new ways to use the by-products of refining oil. Through the life of John D. Rockefeller, he influenced the United States especially with his philanthropy, founding standard oil, and making oil accessible to the masses.
Rockefeller was born to William and Eliza Rockefeller. Rockefeller went through high school, then enrolled into a business school graduating after a year. Rockefeller thought …show more content…
Rockefeller being a monopoly made the cost of oil even cheaper by demanding from railroads that the cost of transporting his oil be cheaper. (The New Tycoons) Rockefeller saw that “There are many by-products when crude oil is converted to kerosene. What others saw as waste, Rockefeller saw as gold. He sold one byproduct paraffin to candlemakers and another byproduct petroleum jelly to medical supply companies. He even sold off other "waste" as paving materials for roads.” As a result of making his oil so cheap to the consumers he was easily able to buy out all of his competitors. (The New …show more content…
1901 Rockefeller founded the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research for discovering diseases and cures. (The Rockefeller Archive Center) “The Foundation's International Health Division its early field research on hookworm, malaria and yellow fever provided the basic techniques to control these diseases and established the pattern of modern public health services.” (The Rockefeller Archive Center) Later on the Foundation’s International Health Division expanded the Sanitary Commission worldwide, fighting against diseases in 52 countries and 29 islands. (The Rockefeller Archive Center) Rockefeller also created the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research was created to “discover the causes, prevention, and a method to cure various diseases.” (The Rockefeller Archive Center) The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research was the first to “demonstration of how nerve cells flow from the brain to other areas of the body; the discovery that a virus can cause cancer in fowl; peptide synthesis; and identification of DNA as the crucial genetic material.” (The Rockefeller Archive
John D. Rockefeller, the first robber baron of America and the Hero of America as well.. John D. Rockefeller born July 8, 1839 in Richford, New York and died May 23, 1937. (Rockefeller Biography) John D. Rockefeller a man believing in the Gospel of Wealth, helped the american people by making oil affordable to the masses and creating new ways to use the by-products of refining oil. Through the life of John D. Rockefeller, he influenced the United States especially with his philanthropy, founding standard oil, and making oil accessible to the masses.
Rockefeller was born to William and Eliza Rockefeller. Rockefeller went through high school, then enrolled into a business school graduating after a year. Rockefeller thought …show more content…
Rockefeller being a monopoly made the cost of oil even cheaper by demanding from railroads that the cost of transporting his oil be cheaper. (The New Tycoons) Rockefeller saw that “There are many by-products when crude oil is converted to kerosene. What others saw as waste, Rockefeller saw as gold. He sold one byproduct paraffin to candlemakers and another byproduct petroleum jelly to medical supply companies. He even sold off other "waste" as paving materials for roads.” As a result of making his oil so cheap to the consumers he was easily able to buy out all of his competitors. (The New …show more content…
1901 Rockefeller founded the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research for discovering diseases and cures. (The Rockefeller Archive Center) “The Foundation's International Health Division its early field research on hookworm, malaria and yellow fever provided the basic techniques to control these diseases and established the pattern of modern public health services.” (The Rockefeller Archive Center) Later on the Foundation’s International Health Division expanded the Sanitary Commission worldwide, fighting against diseases in 52 countries and 29 islands. (The Rockefeller Archive Center) Rockefeller also created the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research was created to “discover the causes, prevention, and a method to cure various diseases.” (The Rockefeller Archive Center) The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research was the first to “demonstration of how nerve cells flow from the brain to other areas of the body; the discovery that a virus can cause cancer in fowl; peptide synthesis; and identification of DNA as the crucial genetic material.” (The Rockefeller Archive