Elon Musk Reveals Which Books Inspired Him The Most (15 pics)
You know Elon Musk as the founder of SpaceX, Tesla, co-founder of PayPal and chairman of SolarCity. In his free time Musk likes to read and he says that these are the books that have inspired him throughout his lifetime.
‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien
‘Benjamin Franklin: An American Life’ by Walter Isaacson
‘Einstein: His Life and Universe’ by Walter Isaacson
‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ by Douglas Adams
The ‘Foundation’ trilogy by Isaac Asimov
‘Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness’ by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele
The ‘Culture’ series by Iain M. Banks
‘Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants’ by John D. Clark
‘Merchants of Doubt’ by Naomi Orestes and Erik M. Conway
Our Final Invention’ by James Barrat
‘Structures: Or Why Things Don’t Fall Down’ by J.E. Gordon
‘Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies’ by Nick Bostrom
‘The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress’ by Robert Heinlein
‘Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future’ by Peter Thiel
