Elon Musk

Updated: 11/18/2022 by Computer Hope
Elon Musk

Name: Elon Musk

Born: June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa

Computer-related contributions

  • Inventor and entrepreneur who is best known as the founder of PayPal (originally X.com).
  • Founder of SpaceX, CEO, and chief designer.
  • Co-founder of Tesla Motors and Chairman, CEO, and Product Architect.
  • Purchased Twitter (now called X) for $44 billion in 2022.

Honors and awards

  • Awarded the Royal Aeronautical Society's highest award – a Gold Medal (2012).
  • Forbes "America's 20 Most Powerful CEOs 40 And Under" (2011).
  • Time Magazine's 100 people who most affected the world (2010).
  • The Aviation Week Laureate for the most significant achievement worldwide in the space industry (2008).
  • Inc. Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year (2007).

Quotes

"When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor."

"I've actually made a prediction that within 30 years a majority of new cars made in the United States will be electric. And I don't mean hybrid, I mean fully electric."

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