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Elon Musk. When/Where was he born. He was born in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa/June 28 th , 1971. Connection to Canada.
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When/Where was he born He was born in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa/June 28th, 1971
Connection to Canada Elon musk said himself in a tweet on twitter ” I love Canada! I'm half Canadian. My Mom was born in Regina. My grandfather (her Dad) was American, born in Minnesota”.
Upbringing/Childhood Elon Musk was bullied when he was younger for who he was and being a “nerd” When Musk was 10, his parents got divorced, Elon lived mostly with his father, who moved around South Africa a lot Elon had books to escape from being bullied and the stress at home and with his parents, he read so many books he started to read the encyclopedia He was a lot smarter then his siblings He wanted to move to the states to escape having to do military service in south Africa, and peruse his dreams
Education At only the age of 17, Elon moved to Canada to attend Queens University and avoid the mandatory service in the South African military. He left in 1992 to start his studies in physics and business at the university of Pennsylvania. He graduated with an undergraduate degree in economics and stayed for a second bachelorsdegree in physics. After he left Pennsylvania, he headed for Stanford University in California. So he can pursue a PhD in energy physics.
Personal life His current residence is Bel Air, California. He has a father and a mother named Errol Musk(Dad) and Maye Musk(Mom). Also has two other siblings named Kimbal Musk(brother) and Tosca Musk(sister). He started school early then went on to graduated from Queens collage in Toronto . Elon musk had been married twice He had an on and off relationship with actress TalulahRiley his first son with died at 10 weeks old from sudden infant death syndrome Musk and His ex-wife Justine Wilson had five additional sons together, twins and triplets
Zip 2 Founded in 1995. The founders of Zip 2 where Elon Musk himself and his brother Kimbal Musk. It was a company that provided and licensed online city guide software to newspapers. It used to be called Global Link Information Network(1995-1996). They only started with 2000$. Elon Musk made his fortune starting Internet businesses Zip2 and X.com. After ditching the Stanford program, he broke onto the Internet scene. He devoted the next four years to a company he started, Zip2
Solar City Elon wanted to end the usage of fossil fuels because of the bad effects to the environment and pollution. Is a subsidiary of tesla, Inc. that specializes in solar energy services and is headquartered in San Mateo, California. Solar City markets, manufactures, and installs residential and commercial solar panels in the US. Founders are Elon’s cousins Lyndon Rive and Peter Rive 15,000 employees
Tesla Tesla, Inc. is an American company that specializes in electric automotives, energy storage and solar panel manufacturing based in Palo Alto, California. Owner of Telsa is Elon musk himself Founders are Elon musk, Martin Eberhard, Ian Wright, Marc Tarpenning, JB Straubel He wanted to changed the way people use cars. And not to use fossil fuels as gas. They have up to 45000 employees It may potentially be a higher figure for growing companies as CEOs direct that growth. Musk has a vision that has fueled the success of Tesla for the last decade and a half.
Space x Is a private American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company. Headquarters is in Hawthorne, California. Founder is Elon musk and it was founded in 2002. They launch advanced rockets and spacecraft. They have up to 7000 employees
Sources https://www.biography.com/people/elon-musk-20837159 https://twitter.com/elonmusk?lang=en https://www.investopedia.com/university/elon-musk-biography/elon-musk-early-life-and-education.asp
