It took me a long time to figure out what hes really about, and its quite a mouthful. Tesla, spacex, and the quest for a fantastic future is a biography by ashlee vance. The book captures the life and achievements of south african interpreter and innovator, elon musk, the brain behind series of successful enterprises such as paypal, tesla, spacex and solarcity. Theengineer free elon musk biography, tesla simulator. Review of elon musk favorite book twelve against the gods. Most damaging to the latter chapters, i think, are the moments when. Top 10 books to read by elon musk, elon musk, and steve jobs. Weve compiled the top 10 favorite books read by elon musk, barack obama, and more. It took awhile to get musk off the artificial intelligence doomandgloom talk and to the subject at hand.
Book summaries tags elon musk, entrepreneurship, hyperloop, innovation, solarcity, south africa, space industry post navigation. Enjoy these 10 books, and share the knowledge with others. In 2012 in an interview with pandodaily he was asked the question do you think you are crazy and he replied i. Ashlee vances new book is a fascinating portrayal of the personal sacrifices and mental detachment of one of the worlds most successful engineers. The reallife inspiration of the iron man series, musk wants to be the saviour of the planet, send people into space and set up a colony on mars. This is the recently updated 3rd edition, complete with additional chapters and revisions. Tesla, spacex, and the quest for a fantastic future paperback january 24, 2017. Musk still kept pushing the brand, although most employees preferred paypal. Reading this book really helped me push myself past limits and work even harder. By the way, dont miss his latest biography elon musk. Elon musk, the entrepreneur and innovator behind spacex, tesla, and so. Around the same time, he summarized the books key takeaway in a tweet. Stuck in a deadend job you hate, but too scared to call it quits, because.
I am eagerly awaiting his autobiography, and the subsequent movie adaptation. Then, as we drifted toward the book, musk started to feel me out, probing. I remember first learning about him when reading a bit about paypals history which turned both him and peter thiel into millionaires when sold to ebay for 1. In a november 2012 interview with esquire, spacex cofounder jim cantrell mentions elon musks early passion for books pertaining to rocket science. Elon musk is yet to write a book chronicling his experiences as a lonely martian living on earth. How the billionaire ceo of spacex and tesla is shaping our future is an important, exciting and intelligent account of the reallife iron man. Desperate to keep musk happy and chatting, i handed him a big chunk of steak from my plate. Its slated to be the biggest blockbuster of the year. Enjoy a great reading experience when you buy the kindle edition of this book.
Tesla, spacex, and the quest for a fantastic future book online at best prices in india on. Elon musk biography portrays a brutal character driven by. What are the books that elon musk used to selfstudy. Get inspired by one of the most successful entrepreneurs and visionaries ever. The following is an excerpt from elon musk, a biography by ashlee vance. Tesla, spacex, and the quest for a fantastic future by ashlee vance. He read compulsively, going through every book in his local and school libraries, as well as two sets of encyclopedias.
The tesla motors and spacex founder, paypal cofounder, internet tycoon shares a list of best science fiction books that inspire him. The book traces elon musks life from his childhood up to the time he spent at zip2 and paypal, and then onto spacex, tesla, and solarcity. Id gotten to the restaurant first and settled down with a gin and tonic, knowing musk wouldas everbe. Elon musk recommends a book on the future of artificial.
Best science fiction books and biographies according to. Even though topics may be discussed in this book that involve legal or investment issues, nothing in this book shall be deemed to constitute the practice of law, legal. Elon musk free summary by ashlee vance getabstract. Each chapter paints a portrait of a historical figure that smacked. The history of the engineer follow elon musk on a journey from south africa to mars beganin2006wheni readabookaboutpeakoil. He is a unique character changing the world, and ashlee vances book is a riveting account of how elons gamechanging ideas have been conceived and born, and now flourish. Elon musks question to ashlee vance, author of his 2015 biography do you think im insane. Tesla, spacex, and the quest for a fantastic future is ashlee vances biography of elon musk, published in 2015. Musk originally refused to cooperate with vances biography. This was no surprise, as he was known for being extremely controlling of everything written about him and his companies. He showed cantrell the spreadsheet hed been working on.
Well be discussing the book with readers next week. Vance dedicates chapters specifically to spacex and tesla. Elon musk tesla, spacex, and the quest for a fantastic future is an indepth, extensivelyresearched, and balanced biography by ashlee vance, a wellknown business and technology columnist who has written for the. This book talks about elons passions and skills, among which is to help humankind. Elon musk by ashlee vance book summary bookvideoclub. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Elon musk is the steve jobs of the present and the future, and for the past twelve months, he has been shadowed by tech reporter, ashlee vance. Since the death of steve jobs in 2011, only one silicon valley titan seems to carry a similar air of dark mystique. In the book, vance managed to get regular interviews with musk, those close to him, and those who were with him at the most important.
An obscure history book is now sold out because elon musk. This question came from elon musk near the very end of a long dinner we shared at a highend seafood restaurant in silicon valley. This book did a great job of allowing me to understand who elon is, to see the. Picking up this book, i had feared to would only be a praise account of elon musks not too incredible accomplishments but having come to the end yes, i read the acknowledgements at the end too i found a narration of a life lived in a dynamic, cruel, yet empowering world that we all share, yet elon has thrived in. Although the elon musk book is a comprehensive biography. The book elon musk is a compelling firsthand, behindthescenes look at how tesla, spacex, and solarcity were formed, and how elon works to bring his passions to fruition. The book traces elon musk s life from his childhood up to the time he spent at zip2 and paypal, and then onto spacex, tesla, and solarcity. Musks first company, which would essentially end up pushing him. In elon musks biography, ashlee vance did an excellent job at creating a balanced picture of musk. Around the time musk was 9 or 10, his parents marriage fell apart. Written with exclusive access to musk, his family and friends, the book traces the entrepreneurs journey from a rough upbringing in south africa to the pinnacle of the. Ever since he was a child in south africa, elon musk has been a big reader, of everything from sciencefiction novels to historical biographies. Elon musk has been busy improving humanitys chance of long term survival for nearly 20 years. Elon does not take no for an answer, is concerned about.
After helping to form paypal, musk went on to form a company whose work has since replaced the space shuttle when it comes to nasa flights to the space. After a series of tech ventures, elon musk has turned to electric cars and space travel. Tesla, spacex, and the quest for a fantastic future. Ashlee vance captures the full spectacle and arc of the genius life and work, from his tumultuous upbringing in south africa and flight to. February 19, 2017 february 19, 2017 by karl niebuhr. A new biography about tesla ceo elon musk hits the top of the audible bestseller list. The first half of the book is about musks childhood and his early successes in silicon valley. The low points were the loooong chapters detailing how tesla motors came to. From a young age, he was brilliant and different, with a tremendous ability to visualize and a photographic memory. Get behind the scenes of the modern tony stark in elon musk biography. Browse and shop for books, home decor, toys, gifts and more on indigo. A forgotten, outofprint history book from 1929 has sold out across the internet after it was praised by elon musk the tesla chief executive and.
Meet elon musk, unassuming inventor of internet success. The tech entrepreneur recommended a new book released on tuesday, written by mit professor max tegmark, which tackles the. The price of an obscure, outofprint history book has skyrocketed in the last few daysthanks to elon musk. Elon musk spotlights the technology and vision of elon musk, the. Elon musk endorsement sparks rush to find outofprint. When i first picked it up, i was a bit worried that the book might be.
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