Elon Musk, the man who dreamed of another world. Photo by AFP
Elon Musk was born in 1971 in South Africa and along with Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, they form the ultimate technological triumvirate. What makes these three gurus relevant is their ability introduce innovative technologies in the world everything seems to have been invented, but there is always room for wonder.
Unlike Gates and the late Jobs, the old IT watchdog “evangelists,” Musk was a tycoon for the times. This is considered the maximum exponent of new generation of entrepreneurs “influencers”.
In his eagerness to make an impact, he submits many of his personal or financial decisions to the judgment of social networks. for his followers to give their opinion. For example, whether to sell all Tesla shares or buy Twitter.
He identifies himself as a compulsive tweeter. That lack of restraint is already a headache. Like he’s going to publicly consider Tesla shares “too high” and inspired a collapse in price of your own company.
In the midst of altruism and megalomania, his aspirations to save the planet seem to have been taken from a book by Jules Verne in which the word impossible is forbidden.
Elon Musk is used to dreaming big. Photo REUTERS
Among its objectives are clean and renewable energy generationintegrate the use of electric vehicles, establish the first martian colonyride a super speed train traveling at more than 1,200 km/h enhances human thinking abilities through artificial intelligence (AI).
All of these ideas positioned him as the richest man in the world – leaving second place to Jeff Bezos, his fierce rival – on the Forbes 2022 List, which is calculated a fortune of 219,000 million dollars.
In eternity
With the aim of re -establishing the conquest of space, he launched Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX). It was created to build modules in space and be the private successor to the Space Shuttle.
For 12 years, he designed the Falcon family of rockets and the Dragon multipurpose ships and finished the details of the Starship, the most powerful man -made rocket.
Starship, the new rocket developed by SpaceX.
Because of its technological potential, on December 23, 2008, it signed a contract for 1,600 million dollars with NASA to conduct 12 flights to the International Space Station.
Thus, the Falcon 1, after two failed attempts, became first privately funded liquid fuel vehicle to place a satellite in Earth orbit.
Car uses electricity
The most revolutionary of his works is the brand Tesla Inc. Created in 2003, it has become a aspirational brand. It currently has 48,000 employees, shipped 500,000 units last year, which allowed it to charge US $ 28 billion.
Analysts agree that Tesla’s valuation is a phenomenon based on the future expectations of a company that expect the rise of electric vehicles.
One of his revolutionary adventures was Tesla. Photo by AP
In 2012, it had 20 branches and workshops in North America, Europe, and Asia. 18 years after its constitution, it became the most important automaker by market capitalization, ousting General Motors, which has more than 100 years of experience in the field.
In the brain
The newest and perhaps the less realistic work is neurolinka startup behind the procedure Musk calls “neural looping.”
Musk explains the benefits of Neuralink. AFP
The goal is to build a “brain-machine interface” allowing people to send and receive information between their brain and a computer wirelessly.
Thus, a paralyzed person with a Neuralink chip implanted in his brain can control a mouse and keyboard without moving his feet. Information can also be transmitted in reverse, allowing the human brain to mimic the feeling of touch.
red world
After some inaccuracies about the deadline, the founder of SpaceX confirmed that humans will be coming to Mars in 2029. The trip will be made aboard his company’s Starship rocket.
The reason – beyond delays due to pandemic and war – seems to be related to the Starship shuttle that will be used for the trip. And although significant advances have been made in recent months, they are not enough to deal with the most promising predictions of the trader.
As many specialists maintain, the ship carrying the settlers was the smallest of the shortages. The supply of fuel for the return remains unresolved and where they can stay once the ship has touched the arid land of the planet.
It should be noted that a trip to Mars from Earth cannot be made at any time. The motion of both planets, as well as other important factors, means that there are only very specific times, called launch windows, during which a journey of this type can be made.
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Source: Clarin
