About this science book
Elon Musk : Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Vance, Ashlee is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
“[T]his work will likely serve as the definitive account of a man whom so far we’ve seen mostly through caricature. By the final pages, too, any reader will sense the need to put comparisons to Steve Jobs aside. Give Musk credit. There is no one like him.” — New York Times Book ReviewElon Musk is the most daring entrepreneur of our time. There are few industrialists in history who could match his 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 p
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Vance, Ashlee
- Publisher
- Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780062301239
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Memoir, Economics, Fiction