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Author
Publisher
Mascot Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Rockets are awesome! Elon Musk thinks so too. Elon Musk has helped to revolutionize banking, transportation, energy, and of course space travel. But how did he get to where he is? And what fuels him to reach for the next big thing? This book is about rockets, but maybe it's about something bigger, too." -- Amazon.com
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"There are few industrialists in history who could match Elon Musk's relentless drive and ingenious vision. A modern alloy of Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Howard Hughes, and Steve Jobs, Musk is the man behind PayPal, Tesla Motors, SpaceX, and SolarCity, each of which has sent shock waves throughout American business and industry. More than any other executive today, Musk has dedicated his energies and his own vast fortune to inventing a future that...
3) Elon Musk
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era--a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and artificial intelligence. Oh, and took over Twitter"--
As a kid in South Africa, Musk was regularly beaten by bullies; he once was in the hospital for a week after...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The Ars Technica senior space editor chronicles the first four historic flights that launched SpaceX, describing how, after three failed attempts, the fourth flight helped transform SpaceX from a shaky startup into the world's leading edge rocket company.
Less than 20 years after its founding, SpaceX boasts the largest constellation of commercial satellites in orbit, has pioneered reusable rockets, and in 2020 became the first private company to...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes Musk's work with a range of advanced technology companies, including PayPal, the space exploration company SpaceX, and the electric car company Tesla Motors, and discusses his plans for the future.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
This book spotlights the technology and vision of Elon Musk, the 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 technical innovations and entrepreneurial pursuits. Vance uses Musk's story to explore one...
Author
Publisher
Ingram Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
Desde unos comienzos humildes, por no decir terribles, la historia de Elon Musk personifica el sueño americano. Nacido en Sudáfrica, Elon ha logrado un éxito increíble en el mundo de los negocios una y otra vez. Musk, multimillonario hecho a sí mismo, no se ha limitado a ganar dinero. Lo que le hace único es que, en todas sus empresas, su objetivo último es crear un futuro mejor para la humanidad. Este libro detalla la vida hasta la fecha del...
9) Elon Musk
Author
Publisher
Debate
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
Del autor de Steve Jobs y otras grandes biografías, todas ellas éxitos internacionales de ventas, esta es la historia asombrosamente íntima del innovador más fascinante y polémico del mundo, un visionario que ha roto todos los moldes y ha conducido al mundo a la era de los vehículos eléctricos, la exploración espacial privada y la inteligencia artificial. Ah, y el mismo que compró Twitter.Cuando Elon Musk era un niño en Sudáfrica, sufría...
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