Elon Musk

Elon Musk is last on the list of the most famous successful engineers, but certainly not least. He is said to be the Thomas Edison of the twenty-first century. He was born to a Canadian mother and a South African father. He showed an early ability for computers and business. At the age of 12, he wrote the coding for his own video game and sold it to a corporation. He went to Queen's University in Kingston, one of Ontario's best universities. He switched to the University of Pennsylvania midway through his undergraduate studies, earning two bachelor's degrees in economics and physics. Following that, he was accepted into Stanford University's prestigious doctoral program, where he intended to pursue a Ph.D. in energy physics.

Many of Elon Musk’s groundbreaking innovations concentrate on space travel, renewable energy, commercial electric automobiles, and other technologies that anticipate a future where fossil fuels and other resources may be scarce. His futuristic and imaginative thoughts have earned him scientific and philanthropic awards.

Born: June 28, 1971 (age 50)

Inventions: Tesla Motors - electric car, SpaceX - Falcon rocket, X.com (PayPal) e-payments, Hyperloop, Zip2 - online city guides, Electric Jet, …