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

Zero to One

Zero to One

Peter Thiel

Atlas Shrugged

Atlas Shrugged

Ayn Rand

Dune

Dune

Frank Herbert

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

Walter Isaacson

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien

The Selfish Gene

The Selfish Gene

Richard Dawkins

Einstein

Einstein

Walter Isaacson

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Walter Isaacson

Superintelligence

Superintelligence

Nick Bostrom

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

Foundation

Foundation

Isaac Asimov

The Hobbit

The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien

The Wealth of Nations

The Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith

The Founders

The Founders

Jimmy Soni

Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies

William Golding

Lying

Lying

Sam Harris

The Big Picture

The Big Picture

Sean Carroll

The Player of Games

The Player of Games

Iain M. Banks

Stranger in a Strange Land

Stranger in a Strange Land

Robert A. Heinlein

Deep Learning

Deep Learning

Ian Goodfellow

On War

On War

Carl von Clausewitz

A Game of Thrones

A Game of Thrones

George R.R. Martin

Consider Phlebas

Consider Phlebas

Iain M. Banks

Life 3.0

Life 3.0

Max Tegmark

Look to Windward

Look to Windward

Iain M. Banks

Use of Weapons

Use of Weapons

Iain M. Banks

Our Final Invention

Our Final Invention

James Barrat

Daemon

Daemon

Daniel Suarez

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

Robert A. Heinlein

Excession

Excession

Iain M. Banks

The Fault in Our Stars

The Fault in Our Stars

John Green

State of the Art

State of the Art

Iain M. Banks

A Dance with Dragons

A Dance with Dragons

George R. R. Martin

God Emperor of Dune

God Emperor of Dune

Frank Herbert

Foundation and Empire

Foundation and Empire

Isaac Asimov

The Hydrogen Sonata

The Hydrogen Sonata

Iain M. Banks

Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great

Robert K. Massie

Inversions

Inversions

Iain M. Banks

Surface Detail

Surface Detail

Iain M. Banks

A Clash of Kings

A Clash of Kings

George R. R. Martin

Second Foundation

Second Foundation

Isaac Asimov

A Feast for Crows

A Feast for Crows

George R.R. Martin

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

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

Stephen Webb

Matter

Matter

Iain M. Banks

The Age of Napoleon

The Age of Napoleon

Will & Ariel Durant

A Storm of Swords

A Storm of Swords

George R.R. Martin

Chapterhouse

Chapterhouse

Frank Herbert

Human Compatible

Human Compatible

Stuart Russell

Das Kapital

Das Kapital

Karl Marx

Foundation's Edge

Foundation's Edge

Isaac Asimov

Howard Hughes

Howard Hughes

Donald L. Barlett

Twelve Against the Gods

Twelve Against the Gods

William Bolitho

Screw Business As Usual

Screw Business As Usual

Richard Branson

Waiting for Godot

Waiting for Godot

Samuel Beckett

Heretics of Dune

Heretics of Dune

Frank Herbert

The Machine Stops

The Machine Stops

E.M. Forster

Foundation and Earth

Foundation and Earth

Isaac Asimov

Forward the Foundation

Forward the Foundation

Isaac Asimov

Prelude to Foundation

Prelude to Foundation

Isaac Asimov

Modern Engineering for Design of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines

Modern Engineering for Design of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines

Dieter K. Huzel

Ignition!

Ignition!

John Drury Clark

Children of Dune

Children of Dune

Frank Herbert

Structures

Structures

J.E. Gordon

Merchants of Doubt

Merchants of Doubt

Naomi Oreskes & Erik M. Conway

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Zero to One

Atlas Shrugged

Dune

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