Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance

Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance

"Highly recommended for high school and ambitious middle school readers." --School Library Journal

"A valuable addition to STEM-themed collections." --VOYA

An in-depth look into the extraordinary life of the world's most important entrepreneur, Elon Musk

This fascinating and easily accessible paperback young readers' adaptation of Ashlee Vance's New York Times bestselling Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future features black-and-white photographs throughout and an epilogue.

The version for adults has been praised as "riveting" (The Financial Times), "spirited" (The Wall Street Journal), and "masterful" (Vice). Now younger readers can read about this innovative leader who is revolutionizing three industries at once: space, automotive, and energy.

There are few people in history who could match Elon Musk's relentless drive and vision. A modern combination of famous inventors and industrialists like Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Steve Jobs, Elon is the man behind companies such as SpaceX, Tesla Motors, SolarCity, and PayPal that are transforming the way we live.

Written with exclusive access to Elon, his family, and his friends, this book traces Elon's journey from a kid in South Africa to a young man in the United States, his dramatic technical inventions, and his world-changing companies. Elon has sparked new levels of innovation in the world, and this book gives young readers a detailed but fast-paced look at his story.

A Junior Library Guild Selection!

Ashlee Vance is the US Editor for TheRegister.com, the UK's irreverent online tabloid covering the high-tech industry. She is based in Silicon Valley. Vance covers a wide range of Silicon Valley companies and technologies, such as microprocessors, robots, supercomputers, and national laboratories. The Register, whose slogan is Biting the hand that feeds IT, has over 5 million users and is one of the most prominent technology news websites in Europe, the United States, Australia, and Canada. Vance's work has also featured in the Economist, the New York Times, and the International Herald Tribune.