Elon Musk- Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance

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In the spirit of Steve Jobs and Moneyball, Elon Musk is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley's most exciting, unpredictable, and ambitious entrepreneurs—a real-life Tony Stark—and a fascinating exploration of the renewal of American invention and its new "makers. "Elon Musk spotlights the technology and vision of Elon Musk, the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, who sold one of his Internet companies, PayPal, for $1. 5 billion. Ashlee Vance captures the full spectacle and arc of the genius's life and work, from his tumultuous upbringing in South Africa and flight to the United States to his dramatic technical innovations and entrepreneurial pursuits. Vance uses Musk's story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age- can the nation of inventors and creators who 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, visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Howard Hughes, and Steve Jobs. 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.

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    • Suggested age range- Adult
    • Format- Paperback
    • Product dimensions- 5.2" W x 7.9" H x 1.3" D
    • Genre- Science
    • Publisher: HarperCollins
    • Page count- 416
    • ISBN- 9780062301253
    • Ashlee Vance (Author)
    • Publication Date: 01-24-2017

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Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (With New And Updated Material). Ashlee Vance’s Elon Musk is a great story that you should read because of the interesting technology and Elon Musk’s interesting but also entertaining character. This book truly expresses the future of technology and what is to come in the future. First, this book makes you excited for the advancement in technology. In this book, Elon Musk is always talking about the future of technology and what the future will look like with technological advancements. While you read this, you will always wonder and ask yourself, what will our world look like with all these cool and awesome advancements Elon talks about in this book. You will understand how Elon feels in the book and why he is so passionate about technology because of the way they explain technology in this cool and fun way in the book. You will feel every moment in this book and want to read more. Second, Elon Musk’s Interesting but fun character adds more depth and excitement to the story. In the book, Elon Musk is so passionate about these technologies and is talking about them to the reporter following him around in his everyday life. The reporter asks him all these questions and since Elon Musk is so excited about this topic, he loves answering these questions. This adds so much depth to the book and will make you feel more connected to the book. It makes you want to keep reading and wondering what Elon will do next. Also Elon has the ethic that if it's not perfect, it's not good enough. This makes the reader feel more connected because some people might be able to relate to this ethic. Ashlee Vance’s Elon Musk is a must read. It's a biography that will make you think about the future of technology and the incredible things technology can do. You will finish this book with a sense of creativity as you are imagining a future with self-driving cars and other things Elon mentions. It's a journey into the future, and one that you will never forget as it leaves you with a bigger imagination and a bigger mind. If you want a fun and interesting book about the future of technology and information about the present. Ashlee Vance’s Elon Musk is the book for you.

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Good Read!

Engaging..

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