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Elon Musk: Out to change the way we live on Earth and in space

CBC Radio | Posted: June 1, 2015 12:18 PM | Last Updated: June 1, 2015

Image | Elon Musk Biography

Caption: He's the man behind the Tesla electric car, the SpaceX rocket, and PayPal. But we know comparatively little about Elon Musk. We speak with ​Ashlee Vance, a biographer who had unprecedented access to the modern day industrialist to find out what makes him tick. (Harper Collins Canada)

Audio | The Current : Elon Musk: Out to change the way we live on Earth and in space - June 1, 2015

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"I didn't really think Tesla would be successful, I thought we would most likely fail. But if something's important enough you should try even if the probable outcome is failure. " - Elon Musk
Elon Musk has always been a bit of an enigma. He's responsible for some of the most visionary, and potentially world-changing companies today... operating in realms as diverse as online payments, electric cars, and rocket ships.
It's an unprecedented trajectory, and one that's just been charted with some unprecedented access -- in a new biography titled, "Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future."
And it's written by Bloomberg Businessweek correspondent Ashlee Vance(external link), who joined us from San Francisco.

This segment was produced by The Current's Liz Hoath.
RELATED LINKS​
'Elon Musk,' by Ashlee Vance(external link) - The New York Times
The 22 most memorable quotes from Elon Musk book(external link) - Washington Post

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