Scenarios about 'John D. Rockefeller'

John D. Rockefeller was an American business magnate who founded the Standard Oil Company in 1870, becoming one of the world's wealthiest individuals and defining the modern oil industry. His business practices revolutionized industrial organization through vertical integration and monopolistic control, while his later philanthropy established foundations that transformed education, medicine, and scientific research. In alternate history scenarios, Rockefeller's economic power often serves as a pivotal point for exploring different trajectories of American capitalism, antitrust legislation, and the development of global energy markets.