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Elon Musk

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Business Magnate and Investor
Co-founded Tesla Motors (now Tesla, Inc.)
PayPal acquired by eBay for $1.5 billion
Elon Musk's Citizenship Shift
Tragic Loss of First Child
Founded SpaceX with the goal of reducing space transportation costs
PayPal Merger with Confinity
Married Justine Wilson
X.com merged with Confinity to form PayPal
Co-founded X.com, an online payment company
Sold Zip2 to Compaq for nearly $300 million
University of Pennsylvania Awards Degrees
Co-founded Zip2, a city guide software for newspapers
Enrolled in a PhD program at Stanford University, but dropped out after two days to pursue business
Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with degrees in Physics and Economics
Transferred to the University of Pennsylvania
Moved to Canada and attended Queen's University
Encounter at Queen's University: Meeting Justine Musk
University Attendance in Kingston, Ontario
Pretoria Boys High School Graduates
Sold his first software, a game called Blastar, for $500
Creation of the game Blastar by Elon Musk
Taught himself computer programming
Student at Waterkloof House Preparatory School in South Africa
Born in Pretoria, South Africa
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