New Delhi. Today is the birthday of SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Born on 28 June 1971, Musk turned 50 today. Today we are telling you about Elon Musk, his life, his struggle. The richest man in the world has spoken less and done more while facing the struggles of life. There are many things in his life from which every youth should learn. It is said about Elon Musk’s earnings that he earns Rs 67 lakh every second. Despite this, there is still scope for new ideas in his mind.
Musk is from South Africa
Elon Musk was born in South Africa. He came to Canada at the age of 17. He was very fond of reading books since childhood. He was of a very quiet nature in his childhood, due to which his friends used to tease him. Elon learned computer programming at the age of 10 and at the age of 12 he created a video game named ‘Blaster’, which a local magazine bought from him for five hundred US dollars. This can be called Musk’s first ‘business achievement’.
How was Musk’s studies?
Born in South Africa on 28 June 1971, Elon Reeve Musk is a citizen of South Africa, Canada and the US. His mother Maye Musk was a model and dietician, while Errol Musk was an electromechanical engineer. Elon Musk is the eldest of three children. His childhood was spent surrounded by books and computers. He reached Silicon Valley in the US in 1995 to pursue PhD. He took admission in the Applied Physics Department of Stanford University here, but left it after just two days. At that time, younger brother Kimbal Musk had completed his graduation from Queens University. Kimbal is 15 months younger than Elon.
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He moved to California to stay with his brother. The internet era had just begun at that time. The two brothers decided to start a startup together. They named it Zip-2. It was an online business directory, which was equipped with maps. At the age of 27, Musk invested the money he got from this in a new company called ‘X.com’ and this company claimed that ‘it was going to bring a revolution in the money transfer system.’ This company of Musk is today known as ‘Pay-Pal’ which was bought by eBay in 2002 and Musk got 165 million dollars for it. This was a big achievement in his career.
Bought an old BMW car in 1993
Elon Musk first bought an old BMW car in 1993. This car was made in 1978 and to replace its glass, Elon Musk bought an old glass from a junk shop for $20.
Tesla was founded in 2004
In 2004, Elon Musk laid the foundation of the electric car company Tesla and said, “In the future, everything will be electric, even rockets going into space, and Tesla will play an important role in bringing about this change.” The scope of Elon Musk’s work is not limited to just making future cars. His company Tesla makes parts and batteries used in electric cars which are sold to other car manufacturers.
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There was no attachment to father
Alan did not have much attachment with his father. Alan’s father never supported his dreams and Alan has said that his childhood was full of troubles. Alan even stopped talking to his father many times. Once Alan’s father even shot three thieves who broke into his house.
How is Musk’s personal life?
If we talk about Elon Musk’s personal life, Elon Musk married Canadian writer Justine in the year 2000. This relationship lasted for eight years. Justine got divorced. After this, he married British actress Talulah Riley in the year 2010. However, their relationship ended after two years. After this, Musk married once again in the year 2013, but after three years they separated again. After this, Elon and superstar actress Amber Heard’s relationship got a lot of headlines in the media, but both soon broke up due to their busy schedule.
Elon Musk has 6 children from his first wife Justine, out of which one child died. All five are boys. Elon and his girlfriend had a son in May this year. They named him X Æ A-12 which they later changed to X Æ A-Xii. Musk also became quite viral on social media due to this name.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : June 28, 2021, 07:00 IST