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Thursday, June 1. 2023

In youth, he read the Encyclopedia

At the end of his interview (we posted a week ago) with Lex, Elon Musk says he read the entire encylopedia in youth. Doesn't say which one. Britannica? Possibly.


There is no substitute for curiosity. There are plenty of people with Elon Musk's brain power, but who never try to apply it. That's OK but it is inspiring to see.




Posted by Bird Dog in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 15:24 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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I'm not saying I have Elon's brain power but I read the entire cyclopedia before the 1st grade. And a set of books that we had called the book of knowledge.
#1 OneGuy on 2023-06-01 15:44 (Reply)
Where's the section on how to grift off the taxpayer or government, he must have read that twice.
#2 grant1863 on 2023-06-01 17:42 (Reply)
I read Compton's, the whole thing, by high school.
#3 Talnik on 2023-06-01 18:20 (Reply)
So I read the entire World Book, 27 volumes, I think, in the summer of 1965. On the farm there wasn’t much to do but work & read.
#4 Emil Turner on 2023-06-01 20:43 (Reply)

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