He's the guy offering children the possibility of a brighter, more exciting future and has come to symbolize innovation and optimism. Read more as an inventor and bold thinker. He's not only seen as an entrepreneur in the spirit of a Steve Jobs but. In this excerpt from Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest. He has emerged as something of a superhero-like figure for today's generation of children. connect: email icon this image is not available. From his humble beginnings in apartheid South Africa, he showed himself to be an exceptionally bright child, and overcame brutal bullying to become the world's most exciting entrepreneur, founding PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla and Solar City. He is also the real-life inspiration for the Iron Man series of films, starring Robert Downey Junior. Elon Musk is an inspirational role model for young entrepreneurs, breaking boundaries and revolutionising the tech-world. He's not only seen as an entrepreneur in the spirit of a Steve Jobs but as an inventor and bold thinker.

He is also the real-life inspiration for the Iron Man series of films. 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.Description for Elon Musk Young Readers' Edition Paperback. Vance uses Musk's story to explore one of the pressing questions of our time: can the nation of inventors and creators which led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition? He argues that Musk-one of the most unusual and striking figures in American business history-is a contemporary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists like Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Howard Hughes, and Steve Jobs. Vance spent more than 30 hours in conversation with Musk and interviewed close to 300 people to tell the tumultuous stories of Musk's world-changing companies: PayPal, Tesla Motors, SpaceX and SolarCity, and to characterize a man who has renewed American industry and sparked new levels of innovation while making plenty of enemies along the way. Written with exclusive access to Musk, his family and friends, the book traces the entrepreneur's journey from a rough upbringing in South Africa to the pinnacle of the global business world.

In Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, veteran technology journalist Ashlee Vance provides the first inside look into the extraordinary life and times of Silicon Valley's most audacious entrepreneur. Musk originally refused to cooperate with Vance's biography. Named One of the Best Books of the Year 2016/17 by The Wall Street Journal, NPR, Audible and Amazon Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future is a biography by Ashlee Vance. New York Times and International Bestseller

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