Elon Musk
Subtitle: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
Publisher: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9780062301239
Description: "There are few industrialists in history who could match Elon Musk's relentless drive and ingenious vision. A modern alloy of Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Howard Hughes, and Steve Jobs, Musk is the man behind PayPal, Tesla Motors, SpaceX, and SolarCity, each of which has sent shock waves throughout American business and industry. More than any other executive today, Musk has dedicated his energies and his own vast fortune to inventing a future that is as rich and far-reaching as a science fiction fantasy. In this lively, investigative account, veteran technology journalist Ashlee Vance offers an unprecedented look into the remarkable life and times of Silicon Valley's most audacious businessman. Written with exclusive access to Musk, his family, and his friends, the book traces his journey from his difficult upbringing in South Africa to his ascent to the pinnacle of the global business world"--From publisher description.
Table of contents: title: Elon's world; title: Africa; title: Canada; title: Elon's first start-up; title: PayPal mafia boss; title: Mice in space; title: All electric; title: Pain, suffering and survival; title: Liftoff; title: The revenge of the electric car; title: The unified field theory of Elon Musk; title: Epilogue; title: Appendixes.; title: Intrigue surrounding Zip2, Musk's academic record; title: Musk's time at Paypal and the coup; title: Memo to SpaceX personnel : going public