ELON Musk is a prolific pioneer who sent the world's most powerful rocket to Mars in a bid to save humanity. But who is the man behind his magnate? Here's what we know about the entrepreneur's extraordinary existence. Who is Elon Musk? The visionary thinker is famous for his galaxy-wide scope and vast ambition - but his earlier life is less well-known. Musk was born in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1971, to South African electromechanical engineer, pilot, and sailor Errol Musk and model and dietitian Maye Musk. His parents divorced in 1980, and lived mainly with his father which later said was a "bad idea". As a 12-year-old child he taught himself computer programming and sold the code of a video game to a PC magazine for $500 (£300). The gifted child was severely bullied, and at 17 moved to Canada to study. Two years later he transferred to the University of Pennsylvania, where he gained two degrees in physics and in business. While studying there Musk and fellow Penn … [Read more...] about Who is Elon Musk, how old is he, who is his girlfriend and does he have children?
By Martha Ross | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: August 22, 2018 at 2:15 pm | UPDATED: August 23, 2018 at 4:45 am As one celebrity gossip website put it, Elon Musk is “on a quest to out-Howard Hughes in the messy billionaire department.” The Tesla CEO certainly appears to be headed that way. Perhaps not since Hughes has a global business figure so dramatically allowed his personal issues to get mixed up with his professional life in ways that threaten his reputation and business. In Musk’s case the personal issues currently center around his young musician girlfriend Grimes and the controversial rapper Azealia Banks, who said she was a weekend guest at Musk’s home earlier this month. For reasons that will be explained, Banks has since taken it upon herself to air Musk’s “dirty laundry” and reveal how messy things may have become for Musk, according to D-listed, The Cut and other sites. The “dirty … [Read more...] about Has Azealia Banks revealed Elon Musk to be the new Howard Hughes?
Who is Elon Musk, how old is he, who’s his girlfriend and does he have children?
ELON Musk is a prolific pioneer who sent the world's most powerful rocket to Mars in a bid to save humanity. But who is the man behind his magnate? Here's what we know about the entrepreneur's extraordinary existence. Who is Elon Musk? The visionary thinker is famous for his galaxy-wide scope and vast ambition - but his earlier life is less well-known. Musk was born in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1971, to South African electromechanical engineer, pilot, and sailor Errol Musk and model and dietitian Maye Musk. His parents divorced in 1980, and lived mainly with father which later said was a "bad idea". As a 12-year-old child he taught himself computer programming and sold the code of a video game to a PC magazine for $500 (£300). The gifted child was severely bullied, and at 17 moved to Canada to study. Two years later he transferred to the University of Pennsylvania, where he gained two degrees in physics and in business. While studying there Musk and fellow Penn … [Read more...] about Who is Elon Musk, how old is he, who’s his girlfriend and does he have children?