Elon musk the name associated with the modern entrepreneurship and an investor , innovator ,engineer and nonetheless a man of extreme focus , determination and sheer will . Regarded by many as the pioneer of modern aerospace engineering after founding Space X way back in may 2002.
Early Career
Elon reev musk born on june 28 1971 in Pretoria, Transvaal ,south Africa to may musk a model and dietitian from Regina, Canada and Errol musk an electromechanical engineer, pilot. As a child he was bullied by his friends. He was not much studious but that doesn’t mean he was an ordinary child rather he was an extraordinary child and signs of which he showed by creating a video game at the age of 12 called blastar which he sold to pc and office technology in 500$. He got his education from waterkloof high school before graduating from Pretoria Boys school .
Education
At the age of 17 he moved to Canada
to attend the Queen’s university to
avoid services to the south america
militarily .
He left in 1992 to study business and physics in university of Pennsylvania , and graduated with a degree of economic and stayed for a second degree in physics .
He then moved to Standford university ,California to pursue a PhD degree in physics. But destiny has something else for him as he drop out just after two days from Stanford to join the internet boom and hece launching his first company zip2 corporation.
Career
Talking about the career of elon musk
there are some ground breaking
innovation done by him including the foundation of Space X , Tesla ,Paypal and a vision to build a colony in mars to save the humans from the verge of extinction.
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Space X
In 2001 , he conceptualized buliding a mars oasis to land a miniature experimentmal greenhouse on mars . This concept leads to the foundation of Space X and the story behind this is very intersting
Elon musk nedded ICBM (Intercontinental ballistic missiles ) to carry forward his projects so he discussing about it from NASA and Russia. To some extent he succeeded and a meeting was set between the officials of Russia and Elon musk . When everything was going quite well and the cost of missile was to be discussed , Russia offered US $ 8 million and this was seen too expensive by Elon musk ,consequently storming out of the meeting .on his flight back he thought of building his own company which could deliver them the rockets and missiles at much cheapet cos consequently leading to the founding of Space X.
Achievements
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In 2006 , he served as the member of the united states assembly of science aeronautics and space research.
2. Listed as one of the most influencial people in time’s top 100 in world in 2010.
3. In February list as America’s top 20 most powerful CEO 40 and under.
4. Currently having a net worth of US $ 23 billion approx and the. 54 richest person of the world .
He has visions of creating a solar city and even did it and the funding was done by his cousin peter rive and. . lyndon . It became the second largest provider of solar energy in 2013.
Math wizards 