Steel-mill work funds college

In Pittsburgh he worked in a steel mill to pay for schooling after his stepfather refused to.

Wikipedia records steel-mill labor funding his education.

College was earned work — part of the complete life history.

These years underwrite the Carnegie Mellon degrees that follow.

Chapter placement: College · How he paid (Early 1960s). This internal article expands the timeline card so “Read full article” never dead-ends on a teaser.

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