Tesla, SpaceX, and the quest for a fantastic future Vance, Ashlee creator [author] text bibliography biography Biographies. Biography. Biographies. nyu 2015 2015 First edition. monographic eng

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392 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm Elon Musk, the entrepreneur and innovator behind SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, sold one of his internet companies, PayPal, for $1.5 billion. Ashlee Vance captures the full spectacle and arc of the genius's life and work, from his tumultuous upbringing in South Africa and flight to the United States to his dramatic technical innovations and entrepreneurial pursuits. Vance uses Musk's story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age: can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition? He argues that Musk is an amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Howard Hughes, and Steve Jobs. More than any other entrepreneur today, Musk has dedicated his energies and his own vast fortune to inventing a future that is as rich and far-reaching as the visionaries of the golden age of science-fiction fantasy. Elon's world -- Africa -- Canada -- Elon's first start-up -- PayPal mafia boss -- Mice in space -- All electric -- Pain, suffering and survival -- Liftoff -- The revenge of the electric car -- The unified field theory of Elon Musk. Ashlee Vance. Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-392) n-us--- f-sa--- Musk, Elon Musk, Elon Musk, Elon 1971- Tesla Motors. SpaceX (Firm) PayPal (Firm) PayPal (Firm) SpaceX (Firm) Tesla Motors. Businesspeople United States Biography Businesspeople South Africa Biography Inventors Biography Technological innovations Economic aspects Innovations technologiques Biographies Inventeurs Hommes d'affaires Aspects économiques Businesspeople Inventors Technological innovations Economic aspects Etats-Unis d'Amérique Afrique du Sud South Africa United States HC102.5.M88 V36 2015 338.092 VAN B 9780753555637 2016449670 https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1620/2016449670-b.html https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1620/2016449670-b.html YDXCP 160825 20200727165201.0 19248088 eng