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Born
Born in Pretoria, South Africa -
Graduated College
He attended The Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania . -
Created Zip2
He was a co-founded Zip2 which later sold for $307 million -
Space X Founded
With the purchase of Tesla Elon started a new program to further explore space. This was a big moment because he has changed what we know about space. -
Elon Invest in Tesla
Elon invested $6.5 million becoming the largest share holder. He has sense become the CEO of the company. -
Co-Founded X.com (Later became Paypal)
When merged with Conifinity the name was changed to PayPal. In 2002 He sold this company to Ebay for $1.5 billion. -
Quote
“I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.” I believe this means that he thinks you have to be choose to be different in a good way. -
Union Petition for Tesla's plant in Germany
There was a period to get longer breaks at the plant in Germany. This follows the need for more staff due to more Model Y's being made. -
Political cartoon
I believe that this is showing his fascist beliefs and how some people think he is making a mess of the world. -
Worker Electrocuted to death
OSHA has fined Musk $49,000 for this incident. He didn't realize the control panel was electrified and was knocked unconscious immediately. -
Networth
$ 311 Billion. Most of his Net Worth is spent on business investments, Family, Real Estate, and Luxury Assets. -
Verdict
I believe that he is a captain of industry because he has paved the way for new things. He also invested in the right things at the right time to make his money. He then took that money and invested it into businesses that would have major success later on such as tesla. -
Impacts
Some of his major impacts include space exploration, sustainable energy, and AI intelligence.