Elon Musk
Business Magnate and Investor
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01-Jul-2003
Co-founded Tesla Motors (now Tesla, Inc.)
Oct-2002
PayPal acquired by eBay for $1.5 billion
2002
Elon Musk's Citizenship Shift
2002
Tragic Loss of First Child
14-Mar-2002
Founded SpaceX with the goal of reducing space transportation costs
2001
PayPal Merger with Confinity
2000
Married Justine Wilson
Mar-2000
X.com merged with Confinity to form PayPal
Mar-1999
Co-founded X.com, an online payment company
Feb-1999
Sold Zip2 to Compaq for nearly $300 million
1997
University of Pennsylvania Awards Degrees
1995
Co-founded Zip2, a city guide software for newspapers
1995
Enrolled in a PhD program at Stanford University, but dropped out after two days to pursue business
May-1995
Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with degrees in Physics and Economics
1992
Transferred to the University of Pennsylvania
1990
Moved to Canada and attended Queen's University
1990
Encounter at Queen's University: Meeting Justine Musk
1990
University Attendance in Kingston, Ontario
1988
Pretoria Boys High School Graduates
1983
Sold his first software, a game called Blastar, for $500
1983
Creation of the game Blastar by Elon Musk
1981
Taught himself computer programming
1981
Student at Waterkloof House Preparatory School in South Africa
28-Jun-1971
Born in Pretoria, South Africa
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