02121cam a2200385 i 4500 978189714 TxAuBib 20230101120000.0 230830s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781982181284 hardback 1982181281 hardback TnLvILS eng rda TnLvILS TxAuBib rda Isaacson, Walter, author. Elon Musk / by Walter Isaacson. First edition. New York : Simon & Schuster, [2023] 688 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier "When Elon Musk was a kid in South Africa, he was regularly beaten by bullies ... But the physical scars were minor compared to the emotional ones inflicted by his father, an engineer, rogue, and charismatic fantasist. His father's impact on his psyche would linger. He developed into a tough yet vulnerable man-child, prone to abrupt Jekyll-and-Hyde mood swings, with an exceedingly high tolerance for risk, a craving for drama, an epic sense of mission, and a maniacal intensity that was callous and at times destructive. ... For two years, Isaacson shadowed Musk, attended his meetings, walked his factories with him, and spent hours interviewing him, his family, friends, coworkers, and adversaries. The result is the revealing inside story, filled with ... tales of triumphs and turmoil, that addresses the question: are the demons that drive Musk also what it takes to drive innovation and progress?"-- Provided by publisher. 20230101. Musk, Elon. Tesla Motors History. SpaceX (Firm) History. Twitter (Firm) History. Businessmen United States Biography. Engineers United States Biography. Inventors United States Biography. Technological innovations. Biographies.