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Carnegie Mellon University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3058 words) |
 | It was formed in 1967 by the union of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (which was "Carnegie Technical Schools" until 1912), founded in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie, and the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, founded in 1917 by Richard Beatty Mellon. |
 | Carnegie Mellon's 103 acre (0.4 km²) main campus is five miles (8 km) from downtown Pittsburgh, in the Squirrel Hill/Oakland part of the city. |
 | The institution was founded in 1900 in Pittsburgh by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, who wrote the time-honored words "My heart is in the work" when he donated the funds to create Carnegie Technical Schools. |
| Carnegie Institute of Technology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (288 words) |
 | For the Carnegie Institute which operates the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, see that article. |
 | The Carnegie Institute of Technology was founded in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie. |
 | This recognition as an academically prominent institution set the stage for merging with Mellon Institute, a private applied research institute. |