Elon Musk: A Journey from South Africa to Space and Beyond
Elon Musk was born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa. His mother, Maye Musk, is a Canadian model and dietitian, and his father, Errol Musk, is a South African engineer. From a young age, Elon loved computers and technology. At just 12 years old, he created a video game and sold it to a magazine.
Moving to North America
At age 17, Elon moved to Canada to attend Queen’s University. Later, he transferred to the University of Pennsylvania in the United States, where he earned degrees in physics and economics. He briefly joined Stanford University for a PhD but left after two days to start his own business.
Early Companies
In 1995, Elon and his brother started a company called Zip2, which helped newspapers go online. They sold it in 1999, and Elon became a millionaire. He then started , an online bank, which later became PayPal. In 2002, PayPal was sold to eBay for over $1 billion.
SpaceX and Tesla
In 2002, Elon founded SpaceX, a company that builds rockets and spacecraft. His goal was to make space travel cheaper and one day help humans live on Mars.
In 2004, he joined Tesla, an electric car company. He became CEO and helped make electric cars popular around the world. Tesla also makes solar panels and batteries for clean energy.
Other Projects
Elon has started many other companies:
Neuralink – works on connecting the human brain to computers.
The Boring Company – builds tunnels to reduce traffic.
xAI – focuses on artificial intelligence.
He also bought Twitter in 2022 and renamed it X.
Personal Life and Beliefs
Elon Musk is known for working very hard and taking big risks. He believes in using technology to solve big problems like climate change and space exploration. Even though he is one of the richest people in the world, he has said he doesn’t care much about luxury and prefers a simple life
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