Use of nickel (as a natural meteoric nickelâiron alloy) has been traced as far back as 3500 BCE. Nickel was first isolated and classified as a chemical element in 1751 by Axel Fredrik Cronstedt, who initially mistook the ore for a copper mineral.
One of the most powerful bankers of his era, J.P. (John Pierpont) Morgan (1837-1913) financed railroads and helped organize U.S. Steel, General Electric and other major corporations.
Under their guidance, the firm of J.P. Morgan and Company built a reputation that made it synonymous in many minds with Wall Street itself. John Pierpoint (J.P.) Morgan was born on April 17, 1837, in Hartford, Connecticut.