The book reached the top spot on the New York Times bestseller list. This intimate story, from the author of Steve Jobs and other popular biographies, delves into the life of a groundbreaking visionary who played a pivotal role in advancing electric vehicles, private space exploration, and artificial intelligence during our era. "Twitter was taken over," When Elon Musk was a child in South Africa, he often faced physical abuse from tormentors. That fateful day, a gang knocked him down a set of concrete stairs and beat him until his face swelled into a mass of flesh. He spent a week in the hospital. However, the emotional wounds caused by his father, who was an engineer, outlaw, and captivating dreamer, far outweighed the minor physical injuries. The impact of his father on his psyche would endure. He evolved into a resilient but sensitive man-child, exhibiting sudden shifts in mood akin to Jekyll-and-Hyde, possessing a remarkably high risk tolerance, a thirst for excitement, a grand sense of purpose, and an intense, sometimes ruthless, determination. In early 2022, following a year where SpaceX launched thirty-one rockets, Tesla sold a million cars, and he became the wealthiest person on the planet, Musk lamented his urge to incite controversies. He mentioned the necessity to change his perspective from continuously being in a crisis state, a condition that has persisted for roughly fourteen years or conceivably most of his lifetime. The remark stirred nostalgia, not a New Year’s commitment. As he uttered those words, he covertly purchased stocks of Twitter, the ultimate global playground. Throughout time, whenever he found himself in a shadowed state, his thoughts circled back to the torment he endured on the schoolyard. Now had he the opportunity to possess that playground. For a span of two years, Isaacson followed Musk closely, joining his meetings, touring his factories, and conducting extensive interviews with him, as well as with his family, friends, colleagues, and rivals. Is the revealing inside story, loaded with remarkable tales of victories and struggles, that delves into the query: do the demons propelling Musk also fuel innovation and advancement?
