26 Little-Known Facts About Elon Musk
A Billionaire’s Life: 26 Little-Known Facts About Elon Musk
Elon Musk was born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa, to Maye Musk (née Haldeman), a model and dietitian originally from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and Errol Musk, a South African electromechanical engineer, pilot, and sailor. He has a younger brother, Kimbal, and a younger sister, Tosca. His maternal grandfather, Joshua Haldeman, was a Canadian attorney.
Musk attended the English-speaking boarding school Pretoria Boys High School. He then briefly attended the University of Pretoria before moving to Canada in 1989 at age 17 to attend Queen’s University.
In 1992, he transferred to the University of Pennsylvania. In 1995, his bachelor’s degree in economics was conferred by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In the same year, he received a bachelor’s degree in physics from the College of Arts and Sciences. He left Penn two days after graduating to pursue a business career.
Career highlights:
In 1995, Musk and his brother, Kimbal, started Zip2, a web software company, with money raised from a small group of angel investors.
The start-up provided an online city guide for the newspaper publishing industry. Musk and Kimbal drew salaries of $60,000 each. In 1999, Compaq Computer Corporation acquired Zip2 for $307 million in cash. In 2002, Musk founded SpaceX, an aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company, of which he is CEO, CTO, and lead designer.
In 2004, he joined electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors, Inc. (now Tesla, Inc.) as chairman and product architect, becoming its CEO in 2008.
In 2006, he helped create SolarCity, a solar energy services company and current Tesla subsidiary. In 2015, he co-founded OpenAI, a nonprofit research company that promotes friendly artificial intelligence.
In 2016, he co-founded Neuralink, a neurotechnology company focused on developing brain–computer interfaces, and founded The Boring Company, a tunnel construction company. Musk has also proposed the Hyperloop, a high-speed vactrain transportation system.
Personal life:
In 2000, Musk married Justine Wilson, with whom he had six sons. The couple separated in 2008 and divorced in 2016. Musk has been married twice more, first to English actress Talulah Riley, and then to Canadian author Grimes.
25 facts about Elon Musk
1. He is the founder, CEO and CTO of SpaceX, co-founder of Tesla Motors and chairman of SolarCity.
2. He was born in South Africa and moved to Canada when he was 17 to attend Queen’s University.
3. He briefly attended the University of Pretoria before moving to the University of Pennsylvania.
4. He has a bachelor’s degree in economics and physics.
5. He moved to California in 1995 to attend Stanford University but decided instead to pursue a business career.
6. He is a centibillionaire and one of the richest people in the world.
7. He has a younger brother, Kimbal, and a younger sister, Tosca.
8. His maternal grandfather, Joshua Haldeman, was an Canadian attorney.
9. In 2002, he founded SpaceX, an aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company.
10. In 2004, he joined electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors, Inc. as chairman and product architect.
11. In 2006, he helped create SolarCity, a solar energy services company.
12. In 2015, he co-founded OpenAI, a nonprofit research company that promotes friendly artificial intelligence.
13. In 2016, he co-founded Neuralink, a neurotechnology company focused on developing brain–computer interfaces.
14. He has also proposed the Hyperloop, a high-speed vactrain transportation system.
15. He is divorced from Justine Wilson, with whom he has six sons.
16. He is married to Canadian author Grimes.
17. He has a net worth of $117 billion.
18. He is the founder of The Boring Company, a tunnel construction company.
19. He is the CEO of Tesla, Inc.
20. He is the chairman of SolarCity.
21. He is the chief designer of SpaceX.
22. He is the co-founder of Neuralink.
23. He is the co-founder of OpenAI.
24. He is the founder of SpaceX.
25. He is a business magnate, industrial designer, and engineer.
Elon began the process of acquiring Twitter on April 14, 2022, and concluded on October 27, 2022.
Many, including Twitter employees find Musks management style questionable, which has lead to a mass exodus of the companies employees, creating an environment of uncertainty around the future of The company. Under the Billonaire, some believe that bankruptcy is a real possibility for the company, spelling the end of Twitter as we know it.
However, the eccentric billonaire remains in the news and continues to wow us with the many billions of dollars his companies generate. To top that up very few l can argue with or challenge his genius.
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