Over the years, Elon Musk - a world-renowned entrepreneur and business magnate - has talked many times about the books that changed his life. Here's a look at eight of them.
Musk told the New Yorker that as an “undersized and picked upon smart-aleck,” he turned to read fantasy and science fiction. “The heroes of the books I read, ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and the ‘Foundation’ series, always felt a duty to save the world.”
“He was an entrepreneur,” Musk said in an interview. “He started from nothing. He was just a runaway kid.”
On this book, Musk said: “Peter Thiel has built multiple breakthrough companies, and (this book) shows how.”
“Worth reading 'Superintelligence' by Bostrom. We need to be super careful with AI. Potentially more dangerous than nukes.” Musk tweeted.
In a recent interview with CNN, Musk mentioned having just finished this book. He called it a “cautionary tale.”
"I read 'The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy' which is quite positive I think and it highlighted an important point which is that a lot of times the question is harder than the answer. And if you can properly phrase the question, then the answer is the easy part," said Musk while talking about the book.
“There is a good book on rocket stuff called ‘Ignition!’ by John Clark that’s a really fun one,” Musk said in an interview.