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Books mentioned in Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (13)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams: “He listed The Lord of the Rings, Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, and Robert Heinlein's The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress as some of his favorites, alongside The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.”
The Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkien: “He listed The Lord of the Rings, Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, and Robert Heinlein's The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress as some of his favorites, alongside The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.”
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A Heinlein: “He listed The Lord of the Rings, Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, and Robert Heinlein's The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress as some of his favorites, alongside The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica: “So then, I started to read the Encyclopaedia Britannica. That was so helpful.”
The Prophet by Khalil Gibran: “he also gifted Wilson a copy of The Prophet filled with handwritten romantic musings.”
Rocket Propulsion Elements by George P Sutton: “From Cantrell and others, he'd borrowed Rocket Propulsion Elements, Fundamentals of Astrodynamics, and Aerothermodynamics of Gas Turbine and Rocket Propulsion”
Fundamentals of Astrodynamics by Roger R. Bate, Donald D. Mueller, Jerry E. White: “From Cantrell and others, he'd borrowed Rocket Propulsion Elements, Fundamentals of Astrodynamics, and Aerothermodynamics of Gas Turbine and Rocket Propulsion”
Aerothermodynamics of Gas Turbine and Rocket Propulsion by Gordon C Oates: “From Cantrell and others, he'd borrowed Rocket Propulsion Elements, Fundamentals of Astrodynamics, and Aerothermodynamics of Gas Turbine and Rocket Propulsion”
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: “The public learned that he bought Justine a nineteenth-century edition of Pride and Prejudice”
The Great Stagnation by Tyler Cowen: “In The Great Stagnation, Cowen bemoaned the lack of big technological advances and argued that the American economy has slowed and wages have been depressed as a result.”
Average is Over by Tyler Cowen: “In his next book, Average Is Over, Cowen predicted an unromantic future in which a great divide had occurred between the Haves and the Have Nots.”
Made in the USA by Vaclac Smil: “One of Smil's latest works is Made in the USA, an exploration of America's past”