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SpaceX and Tesla Motors engineer Elon Musk / by Doeden, Matt.(CARDINAL)352519;
Includes bibliographical references and index.From South Africa to Silicon Valley -- Building an empire -- Chasing dreams -- New visions.An introduction to the life and achievements of the founder of Tesla Motors describes his early achievements in computer programming, his creation of a tech empire, his electric cars designs and his ambition to create an alternative transportation system. --Publisher's description.720LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Musk, Elon.; PayPal (Firm); SpaceX (Firm); Tesla Motors; Businesspeople; Businesspeople; Internet industry; Clean energy industries;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 9
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The genius of Tesla : how Elon Musk and electric cars changed the world / by Mann, Dionna L.,author.(CARDINAL)804112;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The beginning -- Standout products -- In the news -- A look ahead"In the face of climate change, demand for electric cars is growing. Elon Musk founded Tesla, making a big bet on electric cars, in 2003. Learn more about Tesla's history and what it's planning next"--Ages 8-12Grades 4-61000L
Subjects: Musk, Elon; Tesla Motors; Tesla automobiles;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Elon Musk : engineer and inventor for the future / by Machajewski, Sarah.(CARDINAL)605721;
Known for being the founder leader of SpaceX and many other enterprises, Elon Musk has been breaking the mold from a young age. Readers will learn many fascinating facts about this entrepreneur, engineer, and innovator, who has been working on such projects as reducing global warming, colonizing Mars, and developing technology for self-driving. An in-depth timeline and full-color photographs will spark readers' interest in the progression of Musk's trendsetting life.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Musk, Elon.; SpaceX (Firm); PayPal (Firm); Tesla Motors.; Inventors.; Businesspeople.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Ludicrous : the unvarnished story of Tesla Motors / by Niedermeyer, Edward,author.(CARDINAL)805487;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- The startup who lived -- The top secret master plan: the accidental automaker -- The startup trap -- Making cars is hard -- Bailout -- Zero to 60 billion -- The lovers and the haters -- Solar, superchargers, and swap -- The autopilot pivot -- X marks the spot -- Defects, disclosure, and drama -- The remastered plan -- The machine that builds the machine -- Ludicrous mode -- The empire strikes back -- Conclusion.Tesla is the most exciting car company in a generation . . . but can it live up to the hype? Tesla Motors and CEO Elon Musk have become household names, shaking up the staid auto industry by creating a set of innovative electric vehicles that have wowed the marketplace and defied conventional wisdom. The company's market valuation now rivals that of long-established automakers, and, to many industry observers, Tesla is defining the future of the industry. But behind the hype, Tesla has some serious deficiencies that raise questions about its sky-high valuation, and even its ultimate survival. Tesla's commitment to innovation has led it to reject the careful, zero-defects approach of other car manufacturers, even as it struggles to mass-produce cars reliably, and with minimal defects. While most car manufacturers struggle with the razor-thin margins of mid-priced sedans, Tesla's strategy requires that the Model 3 finally bring it to profitability, even as the high-priced Roadster and Model S both lost money. And Tesla's approach of continually focusing on the future, even as commitments and deadlines are repeatedly missed, may ultimately test the patience of all but its most devoted fans. In Ludicrous, journalist and auto industry analyst Edward Niedermeyer lays bare the disconnect between the popular perception of Tesla and the day-to-day realities of the company -- and the cars it produces. Blending original reporting and never-before-published insider accounts with savvy industry analysis, Niedermeyer tells the story of Tesla as it's never been told before -- with clear eyes, objectivity and insight. -- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Tesla Motors.; Automobile industry and trade; Electric vehicle industry;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Elon Musk / by Isaacson, Walter,author.(CARDINAL)170977;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 619-636) and index.Prologue: Muse of fire -- Adventures -- A mind of his own: Pretoria, the 1970s -- Life with father: Pretoria, the 1980s -- The seeker: Pretoria, the 1980s -- Escape velocity: Leaving South Africa, 1989 -- Canada: 1989 -- Queen's: Kingston, Ontario, 1990-1991 -- Penn: Philadelphia, 1992-1994 -- Go west: Silicon Valley, 1994-1995 -- Zip2: Palo Alto, 1995-1999 -- Justine: Palo Alto, the 1990s -- X.com: Palo Alto 1999-2000 -- The coup: PayPal, September 2000 -- Mars: SpaceX, 2001 -- Rocket man: SpaceX, 2002 -- Fathers and sons: Los Angeles, 2002 -- Revving up: SpaceX, 2002 -- Musk's rules for rocket-building: SpaceX, 2002-2003 -- Mr. Musk goes to Washington: SpaceX, 2002-2003 -- Founders: Tesla, 2003-2004 -- The roadster: Tesla, 2004-2006 -- Kwaj: SpaceX, 2005-2006 -- Two strikes: Kwaj, 2006-2007 -- The SWAT team: Tesla, 2006-2008 -- Taking the wheel: Tesla, 2007-2008 -- Divorce: 2008 -- Talulah: 2008 -- Strike three: Kwaj, August 3, 2008 -- On the brink: Tesla and SpaceX, 2008 -- The fourth launch: Kwaj, August-September 2008 -- Saving Tesla: December 2008 -- The Model S: Tesla, 2009 -- Private space: SpaceX, 2009-2010 -- Falcon 9 liftoff: Cape Canaveral, 2010 -- Marrying Talulah: September 2010 -- Manufacturing: Tesla, 2010-2013 -- Musk and Bezos: SpaceX, 2013-2014 -- The falcon hears the falconer: SpaceX, 2014-2015 -- The Talulah roller coaster: 2012-2015 -- Artificial intelligence: OpenAI, 2012-2015 -- The launch of autopilot: Tesla, 2014-2016 -- Solar: Tesla energy, 2004-2016 -- The boring company: 2016 -- Rocky relationships: 2016-2017 -- Descent into the dark: 2017 -- Fremont factory hell: Tesla, 2018 -- Open-loop warning: 2018 -- Fallout: 2018 -- Grimes: 2018 -- Shanghai: Tesla, 2015-2019 -- Cybertruck: Tesla, 2018-2019 -- Starlink: SpaceX, 2015-2018 -- Starship: SpaceX, 2018-2019 -- Autonomy day: Tesla, April 2019 -- Giga Texas: Tesla, 2020-2021 -- Family life: 2020 -- Full throttle: SpaceX, 2020 -- Bezos vs. Musk, round 2: SpaceX, 2021 -- Starship surge: SpaceX, July 2021 -- Solar surge: summer 2021 -- Nights out: summer, 2021 -- Inspiration4: SpaceX, September 2021 -- Raptor shake-up: SpaceX, 2021 -- Optimus is born: Tesla, August 2021 -- Neuralink: 2017-2020 -- Vision only: Tesla, January 2021 -- Money: 2021-2022 -- Father of the year: 2021 -- Politics: 2020-2022 -- Ukraine: 2022 -- Bill Gates: 2022 -- Active investor: Twitter, January-April 2022 -- "I made an offer": Twitter, April 2022 -- Hot and cold: Twitter, April-June 2022 -- Fathers day: June 2022 -- Starbase shake-up: SpaceX, 2022 -- Optiumus Prime: Tesla, 2021-2022 -- Uncertainty: Twitter, July-September 2022 -- Optimus unveiled: Tesla, September, 2022 -- Robotaxi: Tesla, 2022 -- "Let that sink in": Twitter, October 26-27, 2022 -- The takeover: Twitter, Thursday, October 27, 2022 -- The three musketeers: Twitter, October 26-30, 2022 -- Content moderation: Twitter, October 27-30, 2022 -- Halloween: Twitter, October 2022 -- Blue checks: Twitter, November 2-10, 2022 -- All in: Twitter, November 10-18, 2022 -- Hardcore: Twitter, November 18-30, 2022 -- Miracles: Neuralink, November 2022 -- The Twitter files: Twitter, December 2022 -- Rabbit holes: Twitter, December 2022 -- Christmas capers: December 2022 -- AI for cars: Tesla, 2022-2023 -- AI for humans: X.AI, 2023 -- The starship launch: SpaceX, April 2023."From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era--a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and artificial intelligence. Oh, and took over Twitter."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Musk, Elon.; SpaceX (Firm); Tesla Motors.; Businessmen; Engineers; Inventors;
Available copies: 86 / Total copies: 109
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Elon Musk [sound recording] / by Isaacson, Walter,author,narrator.(CARDINAL)170977; Bobb, Jeremy,narrator.(CARDINAL)595481;
Read by Jeremy Bobb ; with a prologue read by the author.When Elon Musk was a kid in South Africa, he was regularly beaten by bullies. One day a group pushed him down some concrete steps and kicked him until his face was a swollen ball of flesh. He was in the hospital for a week. 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. At the beginning of 2022, after a year marked by SpaceX launching thirty-one rockets into orbit, Tesla selling a million cars, and him becoming the richest man on earth, Musk spoke ruefully about his compulsion to stir up dramas. 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 amazing tales of triumphs and turmoil, that addresses the question: are the demons that drive Musk also what it takes to drive innovation and progress?
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Biographies.; Musk, Elon.; Businessmen; Engineers; Inventors; SpaceX (Firm); Tesla Motors.;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 13
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Elon Musk : Tesla founder and titan of tech / by Goldstein, Margaret J.,author.(CARDINAL)343752;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Born in South Africa in 1971, young Elon Musk loved inventions. He later founded Tesla, SpaceX, and the company that would become PayPal. Read about how Musk became one of the world's most famous entrepreneurs"--Ages 9-14Grades 4-61060L
Subjects: Biographies.; Musk, Elon; SpaceX (Firm); Tesla Motors; Businesspeople;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Elon Musk / by Duling, Kaitlyn,author.(CARDINAL)623811;
In this book, early readers will learn about the life, accomplishments, and contributions of innovator Elon Musk. Vibrant, full-color photos, and carefully leveled text will engage emergent readers as they learn about his life. A timeline helps readers identify major life accomplishments in Musks life, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.330LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Musk, Elon; SpaceX (Firm); Tesla Motors; Businesspeople;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Elon Musk and the quest for a fantastic future / : Young Reader's Edition / by Vance, Ashlee,author.(CARDINAL)561595;
An authorized portrait of one of Silicon Valley's most dynamic entrepreneurs evaluates his role in the successes of such innovations as Tesla and Space X while evaluating America's technological competitiveness.1150L
Subjects: Musk, Elon; Businesspeople; Businesspeople; SpaceX (Firm); Tesla Motors; PayPal (Firm); Musk, Elon.; Businesspeople.; SpaceX (Firm); Tesla Motors.; PayPal (Firm);
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Power play [large print] : Tesla, Elon Musk, and the bet of the century / by Higgins, Tim(Journalist),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Inside the outrageous, come-from-behind story of Elon Musk and Tesla's bid to build the perfect car Elon Musk is among the most controversial titans of Silicon Valley. To some he's a genius and a visionary; to others he's a mercurial con artist...But forall his outrageous talk of mind-uploading and space travel, his most audacious vision is the one closest to the ground: the electric car"--
Subjects: Large print books.; Musk, Elon.; Tesla Motors.; Electric vehicle industry; Alternative fuel vehicle industry; Automobile industry and trade;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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