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'Visionary... Full of warmth and humanity' Kate Bush<BR>'Profound' Al Gore<BR>'Compulsive reading' Lord Norman Foster<BR><BR>The groundbreaking memoir from the inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee. This is the story of our modern age.<BR><BR>The most influential inventor of the modern world, Sir Tim Berners-Lee is a different kind of visionary. Born in the same year as Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, Berners-Lee famously shared his invention, the World Wide Web, for no commercial reward. Its widespread adoption changed everything, transforming humanity into the first digital species. Through the web, we live, work, dream and connect.<BR><BR>In this intimate memoir, Berners-Lee tells the story of his iconic invention, exploring how it launched a new era of creativity and collaboration while unleashing a commercial race that today imperils democracies and polarizes public debate. As the rapid development of artificial intelligence heralds a new era of innovation, Berners-Lee provides the perfect guide to the crucial decisions ahead - and a gripping, in-the-room account of the rise of the online world.<BR><BR>Filled with Sir Tim's characteristic optimism, technical insight and wry humour, this is a book about the power of technology - both to fuel our worst instincts and to profoundly shape our lives for the better. This Is for Everyone is an essential read for understanding our times and a bold manifesto for advancing humanity's future.<BR><BR>'Who is the greatest living Englishman? It would be hard to argue against the merits of Tim Berners-Lee'<BR>Stephen Fry

On 17 November 2023, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, was fired on a video call. The firing quickly made headlines around the world. A week later, Altman was back running the company he had co-founded-and most of the directors who voted to fire him were themselves removed from the board. It was a demonstration of the then 38-year-old Altman's power to bend reality to his will, and of how vicious and personal the rush to create this world-changing technology is. In The Optimist, acclaimed reporter Keach Hagey tells the Altman story so far: from his childhood in St. Louis to his first startup experience, his time leading Y Combinator, his recruitment of a superior team at OpenAI, the machinations that led to his temporary removal and his struggle to keep his company at the cutting-edge while fending off rivals including Elon Musk. Based on more than two hundred interviews, The Optimist is an essential portrait of an individual whose vision of the future is already shaping our lives.

In 1872, Eadward Muybridge - a British photographer, who had landed in California during the Gold Rush - captured images of high-speed movement. These photographs would go on to lay the foundations for motion pictures, changing the west coast of America, and the world, forever. River of Shadows is both a bold and original biography of a true pioneer - his trailblazing work, and his complicated life - and a portrait of America on the threshold of modernity. Drawing lines from Muybridge's invention to Hollywood and Silicon Valley, Rebecca Solnit explores how this remarkable breakthrough has shaped the world today.

Bestseller-Autor Stefan Klein nimmt uns mit auf eine spannende Reise durch die Geschichte des schöpferischen Denkens. Von den Innovationen der Steinzeit wie Malerei über die Erfindung der Schrift bis hin zu den Leistungen der Computer von morgen zeigt Stefan Klein anschaulich und unterhaltsam, wie der Geist immer wieder neu die Welt verändert hat. Wir begegnen Neandertalern und Steve Jobs, Leonardo da Vinci und Ada Lovelace, Archimedes und AlphaZero. Dabei wird deutlich: Innovation und Fortschritt verdanken wir nicht den Einfällen einsamer Genies - sie entwickeln sich im geistigen Austausch. Denn Kreativität, Phantasie und Innovation ist kein individuelles Talent, sondern entsteht zwischen den Menschen. Wie wurde unsere Welt die, in der wir leben? Wie wurden wir, was wir sind? Und wie geht es weiter? Jede Veränderung beginnt mit einer neuen Idee! Packend erzählt der renommierte Wissenschaftsautor von der Macht der Gemeinschaft, der Zukunft des Denkens und den unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten unserer Kreativität.

Hugo Junkers (1859 bis 1935) zählt zu den spannendsten Unternehmer-Persönlichkeiten Deutschlands. Geboren in Rheydt, baute er nach seinem Studium der Ingenieurwissenschaften in Dessau ein Unternehmen auf und arbeitete zugleich als Professor an der Universität Aachen. Als einer der ersten Forscher in Deutschland interessierte er sich seit 1907 für die Entwicklung des Flugzeuges. Auf diesem Gebiet gelangte er schließlich zu Weltruhm. Im Ersten Weltkrieg entwickelte er zunächst neuartige Flugzeuge aus Metall statt aus Holz. Wenige Wochen nach dem Ende des Krieges stellte er die F 13 vor - das weltweit erste zivile Flugzeug, das vollständig aus einem besonders leichten, aber widerstandsfähigen Metall hergestellt war.Junkers' Ziel war es, das Fliegen zu popularisieren und das Flugzeug zu einem alltäglichen Verkehrsmittel für Reisende zu machen. Die F 13 wurde rasch zum weltweit eingesetzten und erfolgreichsten Verkehrsflugzeug. Doch Junkers erkannte, dass es mehr brauchte als nur das Flugzeug an sich, um damit Geld zu verdienen. Darum baute er eigene Fluglinien auf und wollte Mitte der Zwanzigerjahre Europas Städte mit einem dichten Netz von Fluglinien verbinden - ein innovativer Gedanke, der weit in die Zukunft reichte.Als die Junkerswerke in finanzielle Turbulenzen gerieten, nutzte die deutsche Regierung die Gelegenheit und entriss Junkers Teile davon ebenso wie die Fluglinien. Sie stellten den Hauptanteil der 1926 neu gegründeten Deutsche Luft Hansa AG und so wurde Hugo Junkers unfreiwillig zum Gründungsvater der deutschen Luftfahrtgesellschaft. Aber es gelang ihm, sein Werk zu retten.Mit neuen Flugzeugtypen, die sein hervorragendes Team entwickelte, schaffte es Junkers, technisch ganz weit vorne zu bleiben. Legendär wurde die 1932 auf den Markt gebrachte Ju 52, die 'Tante Ju', wie der Volksmund sie nannte. Nach der 'Machtergreifung' Adolf Hitlers wollte Hugo Junkers von dem geheimen Aufbau einer Luftwaffe profitieren. Aber obwohl er sich sehr darum bemühte, an der 'nationalen Aufgabe' mitzuwirken, und obwohl er vor den Verbrechen der Nationalsozialisten 1933/34 die Augen verschloss, wollten Hitler und Luftfahrtminister Hermann Göring nichts mit Junkers zu tun haben, der als eigenständiger Querkopf und Pazifist galt. Unter obskuren Vorwürfen des 'Hochverrats' enteigneten sie ihn. Während er für seine Rehabilitierung kämpfte, starb der verbitterte Hugo Junkers am 3. Februar 1935 - seinem 76. Geburtstag.

***THE INSPIRATION FOR CHRISTOPHER NOLAN'S FORTHCOMING NEW FILM OPPENHEIMER***<BR><BR>WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NONFICTION <BR><BR>'Reads like a thriller, gripping and terrifying' Sunday Times<BR><BR>Physicist and polymath, as familiar with Hindu scriptures as he was with quantum mechanics, J. Robert Oppenheimer - director of the Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb - was the most famous scientist of his generation. In their meticulous and riveting biography, Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin reveal a brilliant, ambitious, complex and flawed man, profoundly involved with some of the momentous events of the twentieth century.

A MATHICAL HONOR BOOK • A strikingly illustrated overview of the computing machines that have changed our world—from the abacus to the smartphone—and the people who made them, by the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of Women in Science.<BR><BR>“A beautifully illustrated journey through the history of computing, from the Antikythera mechanism to the iPhone and beyond—I loved it.”—Eben Upton, Founder and CEO of Raspberry Pi<BR><BR>ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Public Library<BR><BR>Computers are everywhere and have impacted our lives in so many ways. But who created them, and why? How have they transformed the way that we interact with our surroundings and each other?<BR><BR>Packed with accessible information, fun facts, and discussion starters, this charming and art-filled book takes you from the ancient world to the modern day, focusing on important inventions, from the earliest known counting systems to the sophisticated algorithms behind AI. The History of the Computer also profiles a diverse range of key players and creators—from An Wang and Margaret Hamilton to Steve Jobs and Sir Tim Berners-Lee—and illuminates their goals, their intentions, and the impact of their inventions on our everyday lives. <BR><BR>This entertaining and educational journey will help you understand our most important machines and how we can use them to enhance the way we live. You’ll never look at your phone the same way again!

As it is customary these days, I was purchasing something on Amazon. I selected the item and attempted to place an order. And the result was a joke. A message flashed on the computer screen that they were unable to supply the item at this address. It further suggested either changing the item or changing the address. How can I change the address during this lockdown period due to a pandemic? <BR>After the cognitive process, I realized that this was not my genuine address. Pusesavali, being my birthplace, was my initial address. It was Karad or Sangli when I was studying. While working, the address used to be Walchandnagar; and until four months ago, it was Lake Town Society. However, these are all temporary addresses! We have forgotten to search our eternal address, that is our real home!<BR>As I lay in bed at night, the thought cycle began in my mind. The seventy-three years that had passed, started circulating like a movie in front of my eyes. And then it dawned on me that my life was not 'all that ordinary'. I have, surely, made great contributions; I have also come across some great personalities and lived a full life. What if I jotted down everything? A lot of time is available to me, anyway. Isn't it better than to keep on thinking of Corona and getting depressed? That's the reason I ventured into writing and the outcome is this book!

Pioniere der BewegungSeit 75 Jahren bewegen sie die Welt. Mit dem Nadellager legten die Brüder Wilhelm und Georg Schaeffler das Fundament des Erfolgs. Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-Thumann und ihr Sohn Georg F.W. Schaeffler schrieben ihn fort. Es war eine Geschichte mit Höhen und Tiefen, mit spektakulären Übernahmen und bahnbrechenden Innovationen, aber auch mit existenziellen Krisen. Am Ende behielten die Kraft und Solidarität des Familienunternehmens immer die Oberhand. Heute gehört die Schaeffler Gruppe zu den führenden Automobil- und Industriezulieferern der Welt.

Die F 13 - Startschuss für die zivile Luftfahrt und eine Revolution in der Geschichte der MenschheitSilvester 1918 war nicht nur der Vorabend eines neuen Jahres - der Tag katapultierte die Menschheit auch in eine neue Epoche. An diesem Tag entwarf der junge Ingenieur Otto Reuter für den Dessauer Unternehmer Hugo Junkers das erste flugfähige Verkehrsflugzeug der Welt, das komplett aus Metall bestand. Als sich das Flugzeug einige Monate später das erste Mal in die Lüfte erhob und schon bald auch einen neuen Höhenweltrekord aufstellte, kam das einer Revolution in der Geschichte der Menschheit gleich - der Grundstein für den modernen Luftverkehr, für eine neue Dimension der Fortbewegung, war gelegt. Heute fliegen jährlich mehr als 4 Milliarden Passagiere mit Flugzeugen, die alle auf das kleine Ganzmetallflugzeug zurückgehen, das Reuter damals unter Anleitung von Junkers konstruierte: die F 13. Schon bald war diese in allen Klimazonen der Erde und für vielfältige Gelegenheiten einsetzbare F 13 die mit Abstand meistgeflogene Maschine auf den Luftverkehrslinien der Welt. Selbst Albert Einstein war begeistert und ließ sich durch seinen ersten Flug mit der F 13 zu allgemeinen Gedanken über das Fliegen animieren. Die F 13 war auch das Urmodell, aus dem einige Jahre später die legendäre JU 52 entwickelt wurde. Angelika Hofmann, eine ausgewiesene Expertin der Luftfahrtgeschichte, erzählt in ihrem Buch 'Als das Auto fliegen lernte' von der faszinierenden Erfolgsgeschichte dieses kleinen Flugzeugs und seines weltweiten Ruhms. Hofmann gibt zwar auch Einblicke in die technische Entwicklung, aber im Mittelpunkt ihres spannenden Buches stehen die Menschen, die den weltweiten Siegeszug der F 13 vorantrieben, die Abenteuer erlebten, Rückschritte und Abstürze erlitten - und vor allem die sensationellen Erfolge des kleinen Metallfliegers ermöglichten. Die Geschichte der F 13, die im Buch mit zahlreichen Fotos abgerundet wird, ist zugleich die Geschichte der Luftfahrt in den 1920er-Jahren. Und auch der ideelle Hintergrund kommt nicht zu kurz, sollte das Flugzeug doch ein neues Mittel sein, die Völker zu verbinden, wie es Hugo Junkers sagte.

Indulge your inner gossip with this inside look into the unguarded lives of everyday peopleHave you ever wondered what people are really like behind closed doors? We all have a strange fascination about our neighbors that we like to share and gossip about.Like the seemingly perfect couple down the street who probably have some kinky tastes.Or the quiet old bachelor on the fifth floor who you swear is secretly a former Soviet spy.Oftentimes, we have no way of knowing who these people really are, but sometimes, somebody gets an opportunity to peek behind the curtain...Technicians, delivery guys, cleaners and similar in-home service workers are regularly welcomed into people's homes...and then left on their own, free to snoop and observe.People can reveal their true selves when they think no one's watching, or in this case, forget that someone's watching!This results in some absurd but entertaining tales that give us a deeper insight into who people really are.Luckily for you, one cable guy has decided to compile his experiences from a decades-long career into this amusing and intriguing memoir.In I Saw a Porn that Started that Way, you will find:22 unbelievable true-to-life stories that will leave your mouth hanging open and your mind blownThe crazy comments from nutty clients that will have you rolling your eyes with disgustTantalizing revelations guaranteed to leave you hot and bothered...and wanting moreThe curious case of the customer with an unexpected collection, which had the cable guy running out of his houseAwkward encounters that will make you so grateful you're not a cable guyA riveting recollection about the ominous day he came face to face with the Russian mafia, and lived to tell the taleHilarious anecdotes about the weirdos, perverts and hoarders one encounters on a typical workdayAnd much more.This is not your usual inspirational memoir. It is so much better. This is a collection of stories you never thought you needed to know. Satisfy your curiosity about those people you only get to watch from afar. Imagine being a fly on the wall during these ludicrous situations. See the hidden world of other people's homes through the eyes of one observant cable guy.And maybe next time, you'll be more mindful of your actions and surroundings when you let someone into your home.

Tutto sulla vita del geniale inventore Nikola Tesla: la sua formazione, le sue invenzioni e inclinazioni, la sua intelligente e straordinaria sensibilità e intuizione... Ma chi è veramente Nikola Tesla? È l'emblema del coraggio, dell'intuizione creativa e dell'indipendenza di pensiero. Senza le sue ricerche e i suoi innumerevoli esperimenti oggi non potremmo disporre non solo della radio, ma della corrente domestica e di tante altre importantissime invenzioni che hanno rivoluzionato la nostra vita: le lampade a fluorescenza (neon), la TV, il radar, la turbina, i robot, le macchine elettroterapeutiche. Invenzioni che troppo spesso sono state attribuite ai protagonisti dei libri scolastici: Edison per l'energia elettrica, Marconi per la radio... Il genio visionario di Tesla ha inoltre creato le basi per la realizzazione di invenzioni che presumibilmente vedranno la luce in un futuro non troppo remoto, come la "propulsione ad elettrogravità", base per la realizzazione di macchine volanti autosostentate, e per la manipolazione dello spazio e del tempo. Quindi non stupitevi se tra qualche anno qualcuno dedicherà a Tesla la macchina del tempo.

Diana was raised on a Minnesota dairy farm, but it was a pig that started her career path. She went from sewing a tiny pig flap into a heart valve, to engineering a new concept modifying the orifice of the valve, to founding her own medical device company.In Too Damb Dumb To Think, Diana shares intimate and relentless questions that plagued her as she faced the traumas of hostile corporate board meetings, an arduous backpacking journey in the Colorado Rockies, hospitalization, rehabilitation, and her identity quest. It’s a trail of discovery. And as she strives to maintain her audacious grasp on life, she learns that wallowing in the mud may be necessary for a time, but staying there is not allowed.

WORK IS IN FRENCHThis book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in the framework of a partnership with the National Library of France, providing the opportunity to access old and often rare books from the BnF's heritage funds. The works in this collection have been digitized by the BnF and are presented on Gallica, its digital library.By reviving these works through a collection of books reprinted on demand, we give everyone the opportunity to participate in the transmission of knowledge which is sometimes difficult to access.We have tried to reconcile the faithful reproduction of an old book from its digitalized version with the concern of an optimal reading comfort. We hope the works of this new collection will bring you complete satisfaction.French National Library Editions are authorized editions through Hachette France for works in the French National Library Catalog. For more information, visit www.hachettebnf.fr

The New York Times Bestseller and Gift Idea for Entrepreneurs and Elon Musk FansIn the spirit of Steve Jobs and Moneyball, this authorized Elon Musk biography is both an illuminating 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 first startup 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.This essential business biography reveals the full story behind the headlines:- Technology and Innovation: Go inside the dramatic technical breakthroughs and entrepreneurial pursuits that define SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, from dramatic innovations to near-crippling setbacks.- From South Africa to Silicon Valley: Trace Musk's journey from a tumultuous upbringing in South Africa to becoming one of the most powerful and unpredictable titans of American business history.- Visionary Leadership: Discover why Ashlee Vance compares Musk to a contemporary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists like Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Howard Hughes, and Steve Jobs.- The Future of American Invention: Explore one of the most pressing questions of our age: can the nation of inventors who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition?

The New York Times Bestseller and Gift Idea for Entrepreneurs and Elon Musk FansIn the spirit of Steve Jobs and Moneyball, this authorized Elon Musk biography is both an illuminating 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 first startup 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.This essential business biography reveals the full story behind the headlines:- Technology and Innovation: Go inside the dramatic technical breakthroughs and entrepreneurial pursuits that define SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, from dramatic innovations to near-crippling setbacks.- From South Africa to Silicon Valley: Trace Musk's journey from a tumultuous upbringing in South Africa to becoming one of the most powerful and unpredictable titans of American business history.- Visionary Leadership: Discover why Ashlee Vance compares Musk to a contemporary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists like Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Howard Hughes, and Steve Jobs.- The Future of American Invention: Explore one of the most pressing questions of our age: can the nation of inventors who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition?

​The incredible true story of the origin of human flight, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough.<BR><BR> On a winter day in 1903, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, two unknown brothers from Ohio changed history. But it would take the world some time to believe what had happened: the age of flight had begun, with the first heavier-than-air, powered machine carrying a pilot.<BR><BR>Who were these men and how was it that they achieved what they did?<BR><BR> David McCullough, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, tells the surprising, profoundly human story of Wilbur and Orville Wright. Far more than a couple of unschooled Dayton bicycle mechanics who happened to hit on success, they were men of exceptional courage and determination, and of far-ranging intellectual interests and ceaseless curiosity, much of which they attributed to their upbringing.<BR><BR>In this thrilling book, McCullough draws on the immense riches of the Wright Papers, including private diaries, notebooks, scrapbooks and more than a thousand letters from private family correspondence to tell the human side of the Wright Brothers' story, including the little-known contributions of their sister, Katharine, without whom things might well have gone differently for them.

South African born Elon Musk is the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity. Musk wants to save our planet; he wants to send citizens into space, to form a colony on Mars; he wants to make money while doing these things; and he wants us all to know about it. He is the real-life inspiration for the Iron Man series of films starring Robert Downey Junior.<BR><BR>The personal tale of Musk's life comes with all the trappings one associates with a great, drama-filled story. He was a freakishly bright kid who was bullied brutally at school, and abused by his father. In the midst of these rough conditions, and the violence of apartheid South Africa, Musk still thrived academically and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he paid his own way through school by turning his house into a club and throwing massive parties.<BR><BR>He started a pair of huge dot-com successes, including PayPal, which eBay acquired for $1.5 billion in 2002. Musk was forced out as CEO and so began his lost years in which he decided to go it alone and baffled friends by investing his fortune in rockets and electric cars. Meanwhile Musk's marriage disintegrated as his technological obsessions took over his life ...<BR><BR>Elon Musk is the Steve Jobs of the present and the future, and for the past twelve months, he has been shadowed by tech reporter, Ashlee Vance. Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of Spacex and Tesla is Shaping our Future is an important, exciting and intelligent account of the real-life Iron Man.

Imagination is bigger in Texas, too. This collection of inspiring and often quirky stories highlights dozens of examples of innovation from Lone Star history. The Hamill brothers devised a better oil well to reach gushers at Spindletop. The first Neiman-Marcus store opened in Dallas in 1907, revolutionizing the retail fashion world. Astroturf emerged at the Astrodome in 1966. Fritos and corn dogs are just two ubiquitous snack foods claimed as Texan originals. Houston native, and civil rights activist, Congresswoman Barbara Jordan rose to national prominence as a voice of unity during the Watergate scandal. Author Alan C. Elliott details these and many more lessons in success in Texas Ingenuity.

South African born Elon Musk is the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity. Musk wants to save our planet; he wants to send citizens into space, to form a colony on Mars; he wants to make money while doing these things; and he wants us all to know about it. He is the real-life inspiration for the Iron Man series of films starring Robert Downey Junior.The personal tale of Musk's life comes with all the trappings one associates with a great, drama-filled story. He was a freakishly bright kid who was bullied brutally at school, and abused by his father. In the midst of these rough conditions, and the violence of apartheid South Africa, Musk still thrived academically and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he paid his own way through school by turning his house into a club and throwing massive parties.He started a pair of huge dot-com successes, including PayPal, which eBay acquired for $1.5 billion in 2002. Musk was forced out as CEO and so began his lost years in which he decided to go it alone and baffled friends by investing his fortune in rockets and electric cars. Meanwhile Musk's marriage disintegrated as his technological obsessions took over his life ...Elon Musk is the Steve Jobs of the present and the future, and for the past twelve months, he has been shadowed by tech reporter, Ashlee Vance. Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of Spacex and Tesla is Shaping our Future is an important, exciting and intelligent account of the real-life Iron Man.