The #1 New York Times bestseller from the author of Steve Jobs—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.
From Silicon Valley To Mars - Part II-1
When Elon Musk was young in South Africa, other kids often hurt him. One time, a group pushed him down some stairs and hit him so much that his face got very swollen. He had to stay in the hospital for a week. But the physical pain was not as bad as the emotional pain his father caused him. His father was an engineer who often told big stories that weren't true.
His father's actions affected how Elon grew up. He became a strong but sensitive person who could change moods quickly. He wasn't afraid of taking big risks and liked exciting situations. He felt he had a big job to do in the world and worked very hard, sometimes in ways that hurt others.
At the start of 2022, after a good year for his companies SpaceX and Tesla, and becoming the richest person in the world, Musk talked about how he always seems to create drama. He said, "I need to stop thinking like I'm always in a crisis, which I've been doing for about fourteen years, or maybe most of my life."
He said this like he was a bit sad, not like he was really going to change. He was secretly buying up shares of Twitter, the world’s ultimate playground. Over the years, when he felt sad, he would think about being bullied when he was young. Now he had the chance to own a kind of playground himself.
For two years, a writer named Isaacson followed Musk around. He went to Musk's meetings, walked with him in his factories, and talked a lot with him, his family, friends, coworkers, and people who didn't like him. The writer wrote a book that tells Musk's story from the inside.
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