books recommended by Elon Musk

Elon Musk is an engineer and technology entrepreneur. He is the founder, CEO, and chief engineer/designer of SpaceX; CEO and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; founder of The Boring Company; co-founder of Neuralink; and co-founder and initial co-chairman of OpenAI.

Elon Musk is an engineer and technology entrepreneur. He is the founder, CEO, and chief engineer/designer of SpaceX; CEO and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; founder of The Boring Company; co-founder of Neuralink; and co-founder and initial co-chairman of OpenAI.

books recommended by Elon Musk

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Zero to One

Zero to One

Peter Thiel

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Atlas Shrugged

Atlas Shrugged

Ayn Rand

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Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

Walter Isaacson

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Dune

Dune

Frank Herbert

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The Selfish Gene

The Selfish Gene

Richard Dawkins

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The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien

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Einstein

Einstein

Walter Isaacson

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Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Walter Isaacson

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Foundation

Foundation

Isaac Asimov

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Superintelligence

Superintelligence

Nick Bostrom

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The Hobbit

The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

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The Wealth of Nations

The Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith

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The Founders

The Founders

Jimmy Soni

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Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies

William Golding

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Lying

Lying

Sam Harris

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The Big Picture

The Big Picture

Sean Carroll

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The Player of Games

The Player of Games

Iain M. Banks

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A Game of Thrones

A Game of Thrones

George R.R. Martin

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On War

On War

Carl von Clausewitz

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Deep Learning

Deep Learning

Ian Goodfellow

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Consider Phlebas

Consider Phlebas

Iain M. Banks

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Life 3.0

Life 3.0

Max Tegmark

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Stranger in a Strange Land

Stranger in a Strange Land

Robert A. Heinlein

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State of the Art

State of the Art

Iain M. Banks

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Our Final Invention

Our Final Invention

James Barrat

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Look to Windward

Look to Windward

Iain M. Banks

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Excession

Excession

Iain M. Banks

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Use of Weapons

Use of Weapons

Iain M. Banks

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The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

Robert A. Heinlein

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The Fault in Our Stars

The Fault in Our Stars

John Green

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If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... Where is Everybody?

If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... Where is Everybody?

Stephen Webb

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The Hydrogen Sonata

The Hydrogen Sonata

Iain M. Banks

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God Emperor of Dune

God Emperor of Dune

Frank Herbert

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Matter

Matter

Iain M. Banks

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A Dance with Dragons

A Dance with Dragons

George R. R. Martin

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A Storm of Swords

A Storm of Swords

George R.R. Martin

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Second Foundation

Second Foundation

Isaac Asimov

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Foundation and Empire

Foundation and Empire

Isaac Asimov

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A Feast for Crows

A Feast for Crows

George R.R. Martin

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Surface Detail

Surface Detail

Iain M. Banks

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Inversions

Inversions

Iain M. Banks

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Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great

Robert K. Massie

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A Clash of Kings

A Clash of Kings

George R. R. Martin

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Daemon

Daemon

Daniel Suarez

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The Age of Napoleon

The Age of Napoleon

Will & Ariel Durant

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Howard Hughes

Howard Hughes

Donald L. Barlett

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Modern Engineering for Design of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines

Modern Engineering for Design of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines

Dieter K. Huzel

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Twelve Against the Gods

Twelve Against the Gods

William Bolitho

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Foundation and Earth

Foundation and Earth

Isaac Asimov

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Forward the Foundation

Forward the Foundation

Isaac Asimov

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Children of Dune

Children of Dune

Frank Herbert

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Screw Business As Usual

Screw Business As Usual

Richard Branson

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Ignition!

Ignition!

John Drury Clark

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Foundation's Edge

Foundation's Edge

Isaac Asimov

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Merchants of Doubt

Merchants of Doubt

Naomi Oreskes & Erik M. Conway

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Waiting for Godot

Waiting for Godot

Samuel Beckett

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Structures

Structures

J.E. Gordon

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Chapterhouse

Chapterhouse

Frank Herbert

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Heretics of Dune

Heretics of Dune

Frank Herbert

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Prelude to Foundation

Prelude to Foundation

Isaac Asimov

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Das Kapital

Das Kapital

Karl Marx

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The Machine Stops

The Machine Stops

E.M. Forster

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Human Compatible

Human Compatible

Stuart Russell

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[When asked how he learned to build rockets] I read books.

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