Elon Musk
Elon Musk
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Elon Musk
Elon Musk (2008)
Born June 28, 1971
South Africa
Residence Bel Air, Los Angeles, California
Education B.S. in Economics and B.A. Physics from University of Pennsylvania
Occupation Engineer/Entrepreneur
Known for co-founder of Zip2, PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla Motors
Salary $1 [1]
Net worth $872 million+
Title CEO and CTO of SpaceX
Chairman of SolarCity
CEO of Tesla Motors
Spouse Talulah Riley (2010-)
Justine Musk 2000–2008
Children Five sons
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Elon Musk (born June 28, 1971) is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known for co-founding PayPal, SpaceX and Tesla Motors. He is currently the CEO and CTO of SpaceX, CEO and Product Architect of Tesla Motors and Chairman of SolarCity. Musk is best known for having created the first viable production electric car of the modern era (Tesla Roadster), for designing a private successor to the Space Shuttle (F9/Dragon) and creating the world's largest Internet payment system (PayPal).
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 PayPal
2.2 SpaceX
2.3 Tesla Motors
2.4 SolarCity
2.5 Halcyon Molecular
3 Philanthropy
4 Awards and recognition
5 Interests
6 Family
7 Controversies
8 References
9 External links
9.1 Interviews
Early life
Musk was born and raised in South Africa, the son of a South African engineer and a Canadian mother who worked as a nutritionist and model. Musk bought his first computer at age 10 and taught himself how to program;[2] by the age of 12 he sold his first commercial software for about $500, a space game called Blastar.[2]
After matriculating at Pretoria Boys High School he left home in 1988 at the age of 17, without his parents' support and in part because of the prospect of compulsory service in the South African military: "I don't have an issue with serving in the military per se, but serving in the South African army suppressing black people just didn't seem like a really good way to spend time."[2]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elon Musk
Elon Musk (2008)
Born June 28, 1971
South Africa
Residence Bel Air, Los Angeles, California
Education B.S. in Economics and B.A. Physics from University of Pennsylvania
Occupation Engineer/Entrepreneur
Known for co-founder of Zip2, PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla Motors
Salary $1 [1]
Net worth $872 million+
Title CEO and CTO of SpaceX
Chairman of SolarCity
CEO of Tesla Motors
Spouse Talulah Riley (2010-)
Justine Musk 2000–2008
Children Five sons
Signature
Elon Musk (born June 28, 1971) is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known for co-founding PayPal, SpaceX and Tesla Motors. He is currently the CEO and CTO of SpaceX, CEO and Product Architect of Tesla Motors and Chairman of SolarCity. Musk is best known for having created the first viable production electric car of the modern era (Tesla Roadster), for designing a private successor to the Space Shuttle (F9/Dragon) and creating the world's largest Internet payment system (PayPal).
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 PayPal
2.2 SpaceX
2.3 Tesla Motors
2.4 SolarCity
2.5 Halcyon Molecular
3 Philanthropy
4 Awards and recognition
5 Interests
6 Family
7 Controversies
8 References
9 External links
9.1 Interviews
Early life
Musk was born and raised in South Africa, the son of a South African engineer and a Canadian mother who worked as a nutritionist and model. Musk bought his first computer at age 10 and taught himself how to program;[2] by the age of 12 he sold his first commercial software for about $500, a space game called Blastar.[2]
After matriculating at Pretoria Boys High School he left home in 1988 at the age of 17, without his parents' support and in part because of the prospect of compulsory service in the South African military: "I don't have an issue with serving in the military per se, but serving in the South African army suppressing black people just didn't seem like a really good way to spend time."[2]