If you love creativity in the 21st century and if you love to know where the future of the world is headed in the transportation industry, then meet the intelligent Elon Musk.
Musk who is the son of a South African engineer and a Canadian-born mother who has worked as a New York City dietitian and modeled for fun, was born and grew up in South Africa. His father inspired his love of technology and Musk bought his first computer at age 10 and taught himself how to program; by the age of 12 he sold his first commercial software, a space game called Blaster.
He emigrated to Canada in June 1989 at age 17. He earned an undergraduate degree in economics and stayed on another year to finish a second bachelor's degree in physics at the prestigious University of Pennsylvania.
In 1995, Musk moved to California to enroll in a graduate program in high energy physics at Stanford, in which he stayed exactly two days before dropping out to start Zip2, which provided online content publishing software for news organizations. In 1999, Compaq's AltaVista division acquired Zip2 for US$307 million in cash and US$34 million in stock options.
In June 2002, Musk founded, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), of which he is currently the CEO and CTO. SpaceX develops rockets and spacecrafts for missions to Earth orbit and beyond. Musk served as chief engineer for Falcon 1, the first privately developed liquid-fueled rocket to reach orbit, as well as falcon 9 and the Dragon spacecraft. In 2008 SpaceX won a NASA contract to replace the cargo transport function of the space shuttle with Falcon 9 and Dragon. NASA decided in 2010 to also entrust the commercial sector with astronaut transport.
In addition to his business activities in entrepreneurial space, Musk is the principal owner and Chairman of the Board of Tesla Motors, which builds a high-end luxury electric vehicle. He is also the primary investor and Chairman of the Board of SolarCity, a photovoltaics products and services startup company. The underlying motivation for funding both companies is to help combat global warming.
Elon Musk's ascent to becoming the next world's richest man is a testament to his remarkable entrepreneurial innovations. His vision and drive have revolutionized industries.VPNblade conversation NordVPN VS ExpressVPN
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