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.
Honoring a Financial Leader Salmon P. Chase is the namesake for the Chase National Bank, which later merged to become JPMorgan Chase & Co. Founded in 1877 by John Thompson, Chase National Bank was named as an homage to Salmon P. Chase, who served as Secretary of Treasury for Abraham Lincoln.