Who Is Elon Musk Elon Musk was born

Who Is Elon Musk? Elon Musk was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1971. He has a younger brother, Kimbal, and a younger sister, Tosca. As a young boy, Musk was an avid reader and loved science fiction stories. He was also fascinated by computers and taught himself computer programming. Pretoria His parents separated when he was eight years old and Musk was badly bullied at school.

Leaving South Africa Musk moved to Canada where he studied physics and economics. His mother was Canadian, so he became a citizen. He then went to Stanford University in California to do a Ph. D. However, after two days he left to start his own business. Glossary physics – the part of science do to with matter, force and energy economics – the study of money and wealth citizen – a person who has rights in a country, such as the right to work and the right to vote Ph. D – Doctor of Philosophy: a qualification you can get from university

Pay. Pal After making $300 million selling the online newspaper company he had started, Musk invested his money in an online banking company. This company eventually became known as Pay. Pal is one of the most common ways of transferring money around the world. You might use it if you win something on e. Bay, or if you buy something from an online shop. At the age of 31, Musk sold Pay. Pal to e. Bay for $1. 5 billion. “If other people are putting in 40 -hour work weeks and you’re putting in 100 -hour work weeks… you know you will achieve in four months what it takes them a year to achieve. ” Elon Musk

Tesla Following the sale of Pay. Pal, Musk invested in several companies, one of which was Tesla is a company that specialises in electric cars. Its Model S car has an autopilot function that allows the car to drive itself. The car follows road markings so the steering will automatically turn at corners. If you want to change lane, you turn on the indicator. The Model S will wait for a safe space (it can sense other cars) and then pull out. Would you like to drive a Model S? Would you trust a car to drive itself?

Space. X Musk also became CEO (head) of Space. X is a company that makes machinery and transport to be used in space. Space. X’s aim is to reach Mars and provide equipment to enable humans to live there. It has sent a spacecraft to the International Space Station.

A Car in Space On 6 th February 2018, Space. X launched the Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, United States. The Falcon Heavy is the most powerful space rocket in the world and parts of it are reusable. This reusable technology is a big part of Space. X’s mission to get to Mars. Space travel is extremely expensive, so reusable machinery is a great benefit. Inside the nose cone of the Falcon Heavy was a cherry-red Tesla Roadster car. Once the rocket was in space, the nose cone broke apart and sent the Roadster into space. Playing on the car’s sound system were the songs ‘Space Oddity’, ‘Life on Mars’ and ‘Starman’ by David Bowie. A dummy, named ‘Starman’ by Elon Musk, was in the driver’s seat. “It's kind of silly and fun, but silly and fun things are important. ” Elon Musk on sending a car into space