Tesla, Spacex, And The Quest For A Fantastic Future
Book Description
In the spirit of steve jobs and moneyball, elon musk is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of silicon valley's most exciting, unpredictable, and ambitious entrepreneurs-a real-life tony stark-and a fascinating exploration of the renewal of american invention and its new "makers." elon musk spotlights the technology and vision of elon musk, the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind spacex, tesla, and solarcity, who sold one of his internet companies, paypal, for $1.5 billion. Ashlee vance captures the full spectacle and arc of the genius's life and work, from his tumultuous upbringing in south africa and flight to the united states to his dramatic technical innovations and entrepreneurial pursuits. Vance uses musk's story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age: can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition? He argues that musk-one of the most unusual and striking figures in american business history-is a contemporary, visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including thomas edison, henry ford, howard hughes, and steve jobs. More than any other entrepreneur today, musk has dedicated his energies and his own vast fortune to inventing a future that is as rich and far-reaching as the visionaries of the golden age of science-fiction fantasy. Thorough and insightful, elon musk brings to life a technology industry that is rapidly and dramatically changing by examining the life of one of its most powerful and influential titans
Editorial Review
Mr. Vance tells the stories of both SpaceX and Tesla with intricacy and insight. . . . What does come through is a sense of legitimate wonder at what humans can accomplish when they aim high, and aim weird. Dwight Garner, New York Times Ashlee Vance is one of the most prominent writers on technology today. After spending several years reporting on Silicon Valley and technology for the New York Times, Vance went to Bloomberg Businessweek, where he has written dozens of cover and feature stories for the magazine on topics ranging from cyber espionage to DNA sequencing and space exploration 448 Completed DoneWECAT-52193 N28864327A books 9780316379373 9780316379373 Into the Drowning Deep Into The Drowning Deep Mira Grant Science Fiction & Fantasy Fantasy/Myths & Legends Paperback English 316379379 Orbit 29 May 2018 New york times bestselling author mira grant, author of the renowned newsflesh series, returns with a novel that takes us to a new world of ancient mysteries and mythological dangers come to life. The ocean is home to many myths, but some are deadly... Seven years ago the atargatis set off on a voyage to the mariana trench to film a mockumentary bringing to life ancient sea creatures of legend. It was lost at sea with all hands. Some have called it a hoax; others have called it a tragedy. Now a new crew has been assembled. But this time they're not out to entertain. Some seek to validate their life's work. Some seek the greatest hunt of all. Some seek the truth. But for the ambitious young scientist victoria stewart this is a voyage to uncover the fate of the sister she lost. Whatever the truth may be, it will only be found below the waves. But the secrets of the deep come with a price. More from mira grant newsfleshfeeddeadlineblackoutfeedbackrise: a newsflesh collection parasitologyparasitesymbiontchimera OK, all of you readers who want something weighty and yet light, campy and yet smart, horror with heart, a summer beach read that will stay in your head and whisper to you "what if," Deadline is just what you are looking for."--RT Book Reviews on Deadline
About the Author
Mira Grant is the pseudonym of Hugo, Nebula, and Alex Award-winning author Seanan McGuire