Elon Musk
Richard Branson
Stephen Hawking
Read by Elon Musk, Richard Branson, Stephen Hawking
byDouglas Adams
1995216 Pages“I read Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and basically what Douglas Adams was saying is: we don't really know what the right questions are to ask... It is really sort of an existential philosophy book disguised as humor.”
— Elon Musk
Source: Interview with Alison van Diggelen
Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down
An Informal Explanation of the Basic Forces That Hold Together the Ordinary and Essential Things of This World
byJ.E. Gordon
2003424 Pages“There is a good book on structural design called Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down. It is really, really good if you want a primer on structural design.”
— Elon Musk
Source: Interview with KCRW
byIsaac Asimov
1991320 Pages“In terms of sci-fi books, I think Isaac Asimov is really great. I like the Foundation series, probably one of the all-time best.”
— Elon Musk
Source: Rolling Stone Interview / Twitter
The Lord of the Rings
The Fellowship of the Ring / The Two Towers / The Return of the King
byJ.R.R. Tolkien
19541178 Pages(721,705)
“The heroes of the books I read, 'The Lord of the Rings' and the 'Foundation' series, always felt a duty to save the world.”
— Elon Musk
Source: The New Yorker Profile
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