The Engineer

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The Engineer

Follow Elon Musk on a journey from South Africa to Mars

About the Book

"I doubt anyone, even Musk's employees, will get through it without some big insights about Elon and his companies."

- z940912

"Erik Nordeus has done a commendable job, scouring the web of resources to build a narrative of Elon Musk - a man too busy to get involved in a biography. It serves well as a first pass on the story of Elon Musk. I actually learned quite a bit." 

- Chad Kohalyk

"The Engineer is loaded with clues as to what comprises such a hard driven visionary. The research Erik Nordeus did to write this book is remarkable."

Heavy Duty Insight

"I've finished reading The Engineer and I can only recommend! Very impressive journey!"

@jankovskyp

You can find more information on the book's website or by reading anecdotes and articles related to The Engineer, and you can say hello to other readers over at Goodreads.

About the Author

Erik Nordeus
Erik Nordeus

I'm a Swedish magician (engineer) with a master's degree from the Royal Institute of Technology. The Engineer - Follow Elon Musk on a journey from South Africa to Mars is my first book, but it was fun to write it so it will probably not be my last.

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Sand Hill Road
  • Lost Cities
  • Boredom Leads to Great Things
  • What Do I Do Now?
  • The Meaning of Life
  • The Outsider
  • Joining the Mafia
  • I Don’t Need These Russians
  • Launching a Truck Into Space
  • The Electric Stars
  • You Can’t Sell a Car That Looks Like Crap
  • Tesla’s Macintosh
  • Trouble in Paradise
  • Iceberg, Right Ahead
  • Another Iceberg, Right Ahead
  • Revenge
  • Halfway to Anywhere
  • The Leaning Factories
  • A Burning Man
  • Joining the Thrillionaires
  • Idea Overload
  • End of the Beginning
  • Timeline
    • Elon Musk
    • Tesla Motors
    • SpaceX
  • Sources

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