Elon Musk

American entrepreneur

Birthday: June 28, 1971

Birthplace: South Africa

Age: 47 years old

Sign: Cancer

About Elon Musk

Elon Musk is a Canadian-American entrepreneur and engineer more known as the founder of the American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services SpaceX, for which he serves as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO). He also co-founded the online payments system PayPal and the automotive and energy storage company Tesla Motors (where he also serves as the CEO) notable for producing the world’s first fully electric sports car, the Tesla Roadster.

Education

Musk received both his Bachelor of Science degrees in Physics and Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, after initially attending Queen’s University as a 19-year old for two years.

Elon Musk Photo Gallery

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President Barack Obama tours the commercial rocket processing facility of Space Exploration Technologies, known as SpaceX, along with Elon Musk, SpaceX CEO at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Fla. on Thursday, April 15, 2010. Obama also visited the NASA Kennedy Space Center to deliver remarks on the bold new course the administration is charting to maintain U.S. leadership in human space flight.

Author

Bill Ingalls

Source

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elon_Musk_gives_tour_for_President_Barack_Obama.jpg

License

Public domain

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The yellow robot arms dance through an assembly demo for Elon Musk and the rest of the tour group that visited the reopening of the former NUMMI plant, now Tesla Motors.

Author

Steve Jurvetson

Source

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FANUC_Robot_Assembly_Demo.jpg

License

CC BY 2.0

Famous quotes by Elon Musk

Silicon Valley has some of the smartest engineers and technology business people in the world.Elon Musk

Yeah, well I think anyone who likes fast cars will love the Tesla. And it has fantastic handling by the way. I mean this car will crush a Porsche on the track, just crush it. So if you like fast cars, you'll love this car. And then oh, by the way, it happens to be electric and it's twice the efficiency of a Prius.Elon Musk

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Elon Musk's Popularity

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People born on June 28 fall under the Zodiac sign of Cancer, the Crab. Elon Musk is the 68th most popular Cancer.

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