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Elon Musk is a distinguished entrepreneur, investor and engineer. His multidisciplinary approach to life has earned him a degree of acclaim.<\/p>\n
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Musk’s curiosity and fascination for topics beyond what he was taught in school is well-known. He has attributed it to reading voraciously from a young age, saying he used to read “the entire encyclopedia”. <\/p>\n
Musk continues to read in order to stay informed and continue to gain knowledge about the topics he is passionate about. Recently, speculative reports about what books he reads drew attention, and we have compiled some of the books Musk is purported to have read. <\/p>\n
The most popular of Musk’s books are reported to be the works of exposé journalist Michael Crichton. Musk reportedly consumed the works “Jurassic Park,” “The Andromeda Strain,” “Rising Sun,” and “Sphere” – Crichton’s science fiction works that explore the ethical ramifications of scientific breakthroughs. <\/p>\n
Additionally, Musk reportedly reads Nietzsche’s “Thus Spake Zarathustra” – a 19th century book that explores Nietzsche’s philosophy of the “Übermensch,” or Überperson – a perfect human being. Musk has said he believes this philosophy to be true. <\/p>\n
Musk reportedly is also a fan of Isaac Asimov’s science-fiction stories. In particular, “Foundation and Empire,” “Foundation’s Edge,” and “Foundation and Earth” – stories about a galaxy-wide empire – are reportedly included in Musk’s library. <\/p>\n
Musk is an American business magnet, investor, engineer and inventor. He is best known for founding the aerospace manufacturer and space exploration technologies company, “SpaceX” and the electric car company, Tesla, Inc. He co-founded and served as the CEO of Tesla, as well as Chairman, CEO and product architect of Space Exploration Technologies Corporation.<\/p>\n
Musk began his career by developing Zip2, an online city guide. In 1999, he sold Zip2 for $307 million dollars and invested the proceeds into X.com, an online banking service. He renamed the company PayPal and served as the CEO until it was sold to eBay in 2002. Afterward, Musk founded Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, or SpaceX. In 2015, Musk set out to create a high-speed train system called, “Hyperloop” and an open-source project for electric vehicles.<\/p>\n
Tesla Motors, an American electric vehicle and clean energy company, was founded by Elon in 2003. Tesla Motors initially focused on electric vehicles, but it has broadened its scope to include energy storage, electric powertrains, and solar roof tiles. Musk has served as the CEO and Chairman of Tesla Motors since its founding and has become one of the most popular faces of the electric car industry. <\/p>\n
Musk is one of the co-founders of SolarCity, a solar energy services company. He first proposed the project in 2006 and the company is now one of the largest solar energy services providers in the United States.<\/p>\n
Musk has been heavily influenced by renowned philosophers and is known to be a fan of the works of Arthur Schopenhauer, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Jiddu Krishnamurti.<\/p>\n
Schopenhauer, who Musk has called “the most important philosopher ever”, is a German philosopher known for his views on the power of will, the task of philosophy and his notion of ‘the world as Will’. Musk often sites Schopenhauer’s definition of genius, which defines it as “the capacity to feel what others think.”<\/p>\n
He characterizes Nietzsche as his favorite philosopher and believes that Nietzsche’s philosophy of the ‘Übermensch’ has had a major influence on his life. His calmness and reliance on principles of self-reliance and self-expression also draw inspiration from Nietzsche. <\/p>\n
Jiddu Krishnamurti is a 20th century philosopher and author of ‘Freedom from the Known’ whom Musk considers his philosophical guru. He has said that reading Krisnamurti is what originally motivated him to pursue a life in technology, recognizing the potential of his ideas.<\/p>\n
Musks also suggests reading essential scientific books such as Max Tegmark’s ‘Our Mathematical Universe.’ This book particularly focuses on the implications of a universe that can be understood through mathematics and explores how our human minds interact with the mathematical universe.<\/p>\n