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.
Confidence votes 76.3K. JP Morgan Chase bank was created/established in the year 2000 when JP Morgan & Co merged with Chase Manhattan Bank. It is fully owned and operated by JP Morgan and Co. Chase Manhattan Bank was formed in the year 1955 when Chase National Bank and Bank of Manhattan merged.