3 Facts About Elon Musk That Everyone Is Not Aware About

Elon Musk is a leading entrepreneur and visionary who already has various biographies written about him. Various eBook sites like Mediabak have visitors write book reviews about his biographies and its content. There are various things you can learn about the man, which is inspirational and amazing.

1. Basic Facts

• Elon Musk was born in South Africa in 1971. He became famous for starting Tesla Motors and SpaceX programs; however, he was also one of the co-founders of PayPal. Like all the famous C.E.Os of our time (Steve Jobs, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Mark Zuckerberg), Musk's net worth is in billions.

2. Lesser Known Facts

• Musk inspired and gave life to the Hollywood character Tony Stark (Iron Man). Some parts of the movie Iron Man 2 were filmed inside and around the SpaceX headquarters and Elon himself had a cameo role in the movie.

• At the age of only 12, he had taught himself computer programming. He made and sold a video game called Blastar for $500.

• The Tesla S model received a 5.4 out of 5 star rating from the National Highway Safety Administration, which is the highest rating till date given to an automobile.

3. Rare Facts

• Musk has successfully decreased the cost of reaching the International Space Station by 90%, by bringing it down from $1 billion to $60 million.

• The Falcon rocket used in his SpaceX program gets its name from Star Wars' Millennium Falcon.

You can find more facts and trivia about Elon Musk in his latest biography found on various eBook sites like Mediabak. Elon Musk has been able to successfully inspire not only a nation, but a whole generation.